tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58025992411865968132024-03-05T10:59:05.383-08:00where the boys arewendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14054313405640514440noreply@blogger.comBlogger269125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802599241186596813.post-61840861571874525562012-09-19T15:30:00.002-07:002012-09-19T15:30:51.104-07:00I think I can, I think I canAm I setting myself up for failure by deciding to get back in the saddle again? Maybe...but it's worth a shot. As I was walking down memory lane looking at old blog posts, I realized how grateful I am that I actually wrote a few thoughts down about the ups and downs of our life. Sooo, I am NOT going to try to catch up but just simply start from here. Today. Right now.<br />
The mornings are actually bearable now so Quinn and I spend a lot of time on the driveway after we send the boys off to school. Each morning she drags out everything she can out of the garage onto the driveway one at a time. Three tricycles, two strollers, two beach chairs, one bike pump, one booster seat and anything else that is light enough for her to move. If you were to drive/walk by our house you might think we were having a garage sale (it's a good thing she isn't strong enough to pull out all my old furniture that I am going to redo someday).<br />
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Yes, that is a QT slurpee in her hands. On occasion- oh, who am I kidding?- more often that not Quinn and I will visit QT with Jackie, Jessica, and Chea for some breakfast of the champions, a soda and a donut!</div>
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wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14054313405640514440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802599241186596813.post-2845878543895324782012-05-07T21:44:00.001-07:002012-05-07T21:51:20.545-07:00ketchup<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I realize it has been a really, really, really long time since I have posted anything but I wanna ketchup, or rather catch up. This is what we have been up to the last 4 months:</div>
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<br /></div>wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14054313405640514440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802599241186596813.post-18738093139862167902011-11-01T13:27:00.000-07:002011-11-01T13:56:20.890-07:00maybe not the end, just an addition<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhpwoWQtueuVYetkI40qKISRme-2qcg0SWUWKBHIyzfnOo_T959l6hRqUnu8JkcRBuyulwcnnWRA3c_gMiyjfpCM-bUjf33HnAkQNflUtfWAEq8STx29BxP2g_goup41vVv1MlRWjl9w/s1600/IMG_1302pib.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhpwoWQtueuVYetkI40qKISRme-2qcg0SWUWKBHIyzfnOo_T959l6hRqUnu8JkcRBuyulwcnnWRA3c_gMiyjfpCM-bUjf33HnAkQNflUtfWAEq8STx29BxP2g_goup41vVv1MlRWjl9w/s400/IMG_1302pib.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670131176139243986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJPfsBge3iBC2SWAL4hyphenhyphenCSlJMKy2SWtRSKp-z1sdb1PV_zkBudBIE_2lm1c-TnfJwFL5LdprYzuXOhZDm_A-h48-_gehje7CDiLlyZgRTyUuHIDYnRxanO4n4X2SyghqWwfGIKA8xVYC4/s1600/IMG_1318pib.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJPfsBge3iBC2SWAL4hyphenhyphenCSlJMKy2SWtRSKp-z1sdb1PV_zkBudBIE_2lm1c-TnfJwFL5LdprYzuXOhZDm_A-h48-_gehje7CDiLlyZgRTyUuHIDYnRxanO4n4X2SyghqWwfGIKA8xVYC4/s400/IMG_1318pib.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670131179515629506" /></a>Obviously Star Wars and Ninjas have not ended at my house. So I guess I should rephrase my last post to "an addition to Star Wars", not an end. Reed and Blue were ninjas and Beau was a power ranger. For so long, my boys weren't allowed to watch power rangers and I'm not sure why. I take that back, I know why- it's because my mom detested power rangers and refused to let us(my brothers) watch it growing up. I have decided that there are far worse shows out there for my boys to be watching so now they are allowed to watch power rangers. Quinn was still the cutest witch ever, even the second time she put on the costume! Before we went trick or treating we headed over to Chea's house for pictures and pizza and a little bit of whiffle ball. In the past, we have walked neighborhoods that have half acre lots. We've always had a great time but it required so much walking and so much time. So, this year we went to a neighborhood where the houses are closer together. It was perfect. One loop of houses equaled less walking and more candy! The boys had a blast! They get so excited over the cheesiest decorations. I should probably suck it up and hang more decorations like that. I just can't bring myself to do it. I know I'm a selfish mom.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiwNGIKXe-7IxkvcB5iULSOklk0MObNR1_9VYHiBKW1p6s_3oM4yjlNeVrwrKiVR2Az7ZmmkAOE4KGDl_Y0C-fsVV-Ysqdk9OVShQxHwdLQCMQ-t9QSmGCe3BQ5p0w5RWSqxbeHzpKcD4/s1600/IMG_1360pib.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiwNGIKXe-7IxkvcB5iULSOklk0MObNR1_9VYHiBKW1p6s_3oM4yjlNeVrwrKiVR2Az7ZmmkAOE4KGDl_Y0C-fsVV-Ysqdk9OVShQxHwdLQCMQ-t9QSmGCe3BQ5p0w5RWSqxbeHzpKcD4/s400/IMG_1360pib.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670132308681845746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6eey8LlWtkrGptTCxptfTrdDZUqnqf3zRn5ug6PJIzJYhUsvP3GGmA58ikYPTPkEShTtGvKDqD0RRoT1RFHLEhHUckmPw9zzEpVabRWeO4zTpcxtQPq99ZlSnVvB7zBmTTIt53dMEhsI/s1600/IMG_1354pib.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6eey8LlWtkrGptTCxptfTrdDZUqnqf3zRn5ug6PJIzJYhUsvP3GGmA58ikYPTPkEShTtGvKDqD0RRoT1RFHLEhHUckmPw9zzEpVabRWeO4zTpcxtQPq99ZlSnVvB7zBmTTIt53dMEhsI/s400/IMG_1354pib.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670131908425193570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcE80_qEPMKdjjzr_IdGwL9_VT2QmC2P1PZE7zp0inn6VN0zi8rL0N735alaWU55rBl4fFGju51bx4jR55uBq9IiSp2aajwDrJtAkBBYY0GEqqt598TVSceOiUFtvLUQYfHMidX-FS2Eo/s1600/IMG_1346pib.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcE80_qEPMKdjjzr_IdGwL9_VT2QmC2P1PZE7zp0inn6VN0zi8rL0N735alaWU55rBl4fFGju51bx4jR55uBq9IiSp2aajwDrJtAkBBYY0GEqqt598TVSceOiUFtvLUQYfHMidX-FS2Eo/s400/IMG_1346pib.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670131896806736866" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrplp22ZURhellBICa0VaMUmyTjPsMHJp9beEcRWO2FM3uZ36880vNyVOzwsPCGi31Dspq5bFnDCzpCLPQNHmonho0x-XbSDIUjpA3ZNKd92CCKNfX8iNn8e5-nn5WG4CyfHgJSc9sfuo/s1600/IMG_1341pib.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrplp22ZURhellBICa0VaMUmyTjPsMHJp9beEcRWO2FM3uZ36880vNyVOzwsPCGi31Dspq5bFnDCzpCLPQNHmonho0x-XbSDIUjpA3ZNKd92CCKNfX8iNn8e5-nn5WG4CyfHgJSc9sfuo/s400/IMG_1341pib.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670131201668265282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPn-HT169opCrfsfx4NLs25TpTffY_jCczZosP5H3dyAwvgC0-hp9DysI4akkWeY9bDEYV1dCC_0-jSR0Erso9xokvQS6O-ek_gyjBjxy8JqCRZYFyjHhnAKArB72hOyymCDLob6Si2jA/s1600/IMG_1328pib.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPn-HT169opCrfsfx4NLs25TpTffY_jCczZosP5H3dyAwvgC0-hp9DysI4akkWeY9bDEYV1dCC_0-jSR0Erso9xokvQS6O-ek_gyjBjxy8JqCRZYFyjHhnAKArB72hOyymCDLob6Si2jA/s400/IMG_1328pib.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670131192842750306" /></a>wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14054313405640514440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802599241186596813.post-23091175714174712192011-10-26T11:38:00.000-07:002011-10-26T12:07:31.702-07:00An end to star warsIn years past, Halloween around our house has been all about Darth Vader, clone troopers, Luke Skywalker, Obi won, and a ninja here and there. Well, I finally have a little girl to play dress up with at Halloween! Good-bye to the dark side and Star Wars, and hello to the land of enchantment and princesses and fairies! Yesterday was our ward trunk or treat and I still didn't have a costume for Quinn. I had bought a mini witch hat that I was going to tweak a little. Well, I put it in the microwave to loosen up the hot glue and within three seconds the innocent little hat burst into angry flames! Whoops. After cleaning up that soggy black mess in my microwave and trying to get rid of the burnt plastic smell wafting around my house, I tried again. This time with no microwave involved. Take a look at the cutest good little witch ever!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBD1XRNQzDpGk4Ir0rxcbbqaqKi1_YQK07tCmMXxnEnDRf6-kEgxS0QHeOxOy0DEYU6bHU97JwHQw2_-vpMFVn7m1Ib93S7vrvFuqrd_DIJa5kuNVR-5K8_VXvyElzW1Q9q74w-CShHaI/s1600/IMG_1243pp.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBD1XRNQzDpGk4Ir0rxcbbqaqKi1_YQK07tCmMXxnEnDRf6-kEgxS0QHeOxOy0DEYU6bHU97JwHQw2_-vpMFVn7m1Ib93S7vrvFuqrd_DIJa5kuNVR-5K8_VXvyElzW1Q9q74w-CShHaI/s400/IMG_1243pp.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667878296906291762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8OIIm356HJhauDGhwBMPeOPnBvcFw7h5oAOIw-yeOHmh42TcfzptRhBXlfV2-RK1xf3qN2rCVdI80p9EI3zc9QJkr98TzRjeb5YUAcPDR08a9jAQT_sUgz4v8UBfpsUHLMJuTURQFmEQ/s1600/IMG_1240pb.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8OIIm356HJhauDGhwBMPeOPnBvcFw7h5oAOIw-yeOHmh42TcfzptRhBXlfV2-RK1xf3qN2rCVdI80p9EI3zc9QJkr98TzRjeb5YUAcPDR08a9jAQT_sUgz4v8UBfpsUHLMJuTURQFmEQ/s400/IMG_1240pb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667878267498725154" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOE1il4i_qkI2er7n4CeMRntIabatCGQEA2mkBLO6dkbUhidIusIxjFmhxospKgUcwLKnNxdTmY51mb6fZ8dCWiAEZ690WiGd_6MnPj-1d3dUuAZIWEDCSsfZUiEpSbLbXt5OS6eEMaAA/s1600/IMG_1222pb.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOE1il4i_qkI2er7n4CeMRntIabatCGQEA2mkBLO6dkbUhidIusIxjFmhxospKgUcwLKnNxdTmY51mb6fZ8dCWiAEZ690WiGd_6MnPj-1d3dUuAZIWEDCSsfZUiEpSbLbXt5OS6eEMaAA/s400/IMG_1222pb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667878253431661506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoicpjbpaf5DYWa4qIqldnTiyn8Vj9QbVxTV0sk9eGSH7rXDq84CMWqDENWkl1rCPkCfUcaimkPW9jHXuY3BtNokze8uk0uotj0yaSqlovOIsTGaLlcrif1gxUiEFUgTNevf-x8PtjNHo/s1600/IMG_1250pp.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoicpjbpaf5DYWa4qIqldnTiyn8Vj9QbVxTV0sk9eGSH7rXDq84CMWqDENWkl1rCPkCfUcaimkPW9jHXuY3BtNokze8uk0uotj0yaSqlovOIsTGaLlcrif1gxUiEFUgTNevf-x8PtjNHo/s400/IMG_1250pp.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667878853088794946" /></a><div><br /></div>wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14054313405640514440noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802599241186596813.post-78506502428651571792011-09-17T08:25:00.000-07:002011-09-17T08:38:00.759-07:00Movin' right along<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZeEMAsbA8CI348v9h-IPdU5DJilmfoKPYtGl3QSCW4pHkan2z_336UWP8dBTR_e1wGIMFYqFNXo9PYRFvqEeM8blMko_5GE_Dy47t-3M1ZNAGYr9VqR2jbHt1DWpcRTYmOg142mfJKxs/s1600/IMG_0480e.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZeEMAsbA8CI348v9h-IPdU5DJilmfoKPYtGl3QSCW4pHkan2z_336UWP8dBTR_e1wGIMFYqFNXo9PYRFvqEeM8blMko_5GE_Dy47t-3M1ZNAGYr9VqR2jbHt1DWpcRTYmOg142mfJKxs/s400/IMG_0480e.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653351319641576322" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">I just can't get enough of this little baby girl! She is crawling everywhere. She is having a great time exploring every room downstairs. She will go into Colby's office and just stare at all the deer mounts. I haven't decided if she is scared or intrigued. She doesn't cry so I assume it is the latter. She likes to explore the kitchen and will sit at the back door watching the chickens scratch in the backyard. She loves to play with all the plastic bowls and lids, they are probably her favorite toy. She likes to come into my room and mess up all my primary papers. Leaving a big crumpled mess. I even caught her on the second stair the other day! Won't be long before she will be climbing up the stairs and getting into the boys' stuff. Before Quinn was born, we talked with the boys about what they would do if she got into their toys. They all agreed they wouldn't get mad and would let her play with them. We'll see how true this is within the next few months. Her two bottom teeth have come through also. She loves her brothers and will laugh at any silly thing they do. They boys get a kick out of this and they are constantly trying new ways to make her laugh. Yesterday morning Reed said, "I'm so glad Quinn came to our family!" I couldn't agree more!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div>wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14054313405640514440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802599241186596813.post-90452133527127055712011-04-25T11:31:00.000-07:002011-04-25T12:04:15.441-07:00chicken wingsTo keep our chickens from pooping all over the back porch and in the barn, we (when I say we, I mean Colby) clip their wings so they stay in the pasture. Well, last week we needed to clip the wings on the younger batch chickens. The boys were in charge of chasing, cornering and catching the chickens. It was hilarious to watch as they tiptoed behind the chickens, trying to sneak up on them and then pouncing on them and still missing the chicken. With some help from Colby, all the chickens were caught and clipped.<br /><div style="text-align: center;">Blue was the self appointed gate keeper. This allowed him to sit around while Reed and Beau chased the chickens.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga8RQ4tU_C_6u5GVgSPjVfbnx3DC5wq5UEQa91341uvckmHrvk4k2w4vXIfGG1mCtfsRSiZ9o4Qm_VghSmUWiOuMh4cJNvHGa4TX_s7svu9SUwGoR6RQNDU5-pzfGJXfcmbQfv9JYkTU8/s1600/IMG_9525.4x6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga8RQ4tU_C_6u5GVgSPjVfbnx3DC5wq5UEQa91341uvckmHrvk4k2w4vXIfGG1mCtfsRSiZ9o4Qm_VghSmUWiOuMh4cJNvHGa4TX_s7svu9SUwGoR6RQNDU5-pzfGJXfcmbQfv9JYkTU8/s400/IMG_9525.4x6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599593649172734322" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqb74jRyIpmXRIOBFH_i6GV8GbD1HLlt-kHIIq98DSXawuwQiD7kNjHqI6lVDBaShCApWhvK4W4IWWqcLvVca7noH4R8033uxbf86zFlcJlX-DaEl4n9xwX0YArrcVGzXg6NsEODCTjg/s1600/IMG_9521.4x6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqb74jRyIpmXRIOBFH_i6GV8GbD1HLlt-kHIIq98DSXawuwQiD7kNjHqI6lVDBaShCApWhvK4W4IWWqcLvVca7noH4R8033uxbf86zFlcJlX-DaEl4n9xwX0YArrcVGzXg6NsEODCTjg/s400/IMG_9521.4x6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599593646525560466" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1_mkbUvBJECPJaZ9uvVwMGREIcrKJdqCoJqLAVx3teJ7N6cSM9JZISnZcHuC6_ZYr7bQXsafs2oHY_DmA_OaG2bDCmUXvgeCcMx0OFSaSmN_qAl2Jc5pEyCy0bpoyq0fH1oOLP4YBEs/s1600/IMG_9514.4x6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1_mkbUvBJECPJaZ9uvVwMGREIcrKJdqCoJqLAVx3teJ7N6cSM9JZISnZcHuC6_ZYr7bQXsafs2oHY_DmA_OaG2bDCmUXvgeCcMx0OFSaSmN_qAl2Jc5pEyCy0bpoyq0fH1oOLP4YBEs/s400/IMG_9514.4x6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599593638840593378" /></a><br /><br />The boys have a punching bag in the barn to practice their "moves" on. Sometimes the punching bag gets the last shot, but not on this day...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJr_Nd3PpjhvyK_IHnQ_t6womn3CjRJ_09Ok86n894T_tiitNHnGvcRim-4D83C0gSOmSG1rvui7enlQ79-b5-jEO5JY6-NA_mQUXEX1aWd4BO-bPEUD40a0uMAofrWxPGU9aE1Tv9Hvs/s1600/IMG_9555.4x6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJr_Nd3PpjhvyK_IHnQ_t6womn3CjRJ_09Ok86n894T_tiitNHnGvcRim-4D83C0gSOmSG1rvui7enlQ79-b5-jEO5JY6-NA_mQUXEX1aWd4BO-bPEUD40a0uMAofrWxPGU9aE1Tv9Hvs/s400/IMG_9555.4x6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599597309925497314" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5M7I7ix4B9a1HoHYt-1xv5lEufLZGV7jHphjxVb_Vvv90-7GVP0F1nxjx-2xJmzlA5OkK8r3SWozt3uuoK3bIB3i4T971A3w5tyCFv3B9RKzSUSMcCKtcWBiBVJGSbuSXyfX7Yor0Ag/s1600/IMG_9551.4x6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5M7I7ix4B9a1HoHYt-1xv5lEufLZGV7jHphjxVb_Vvv90-7GVP0F1nxjx-2xJmzlA5OkK8r3SWozt3uuoK3bIB3i4T971A3w5tyCFv3B9RKzSUSMcCKtcWBiBVJGSbuSXyfX7Yor0Ag/s400/IMG_9551.4x6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599597304865600450" /></a><br /><br />Reed is a tough guy when it comes to the goats. He likes to push around the babies and ride around on the mama. He looks like on tough cowboy, doesn't he?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoIEuhTWxFJS2iSP4y4i20XHuyb09X5YaMJeB_YNK285E1VYNbwwMYeaZgjA52-gaDJWzeZ8gJNeusIwzIoSdslmnLIxHdIrh_ltNTIz1aOSRWFP0MKua1eq2ucsxfD1rpsrrPEFq4zLM/s1600/IMG_9534.4x6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoIEuhTWxFJS2iSP4y4i20XHuyb09X5YaMJeB_YNK285E1VYNbwwMYeaZgjA52-gaDJWzeZ8gJNeusIwzIoSdslmnLIxHdIrh_ltNTIz1aOSRWFP0MKua1eq2ucsxfD1rpsrrPEFq4zLM/s400/IMG_9534.4x6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599597298037618962" /></a>wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14054313405640514440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802599241186596813.post-44210317948473787642011-04-25T10:45:00.000-07:002011-04-25T11:18:30.852-07:00american pickersWe love to watch American Pickers at our house! In fact, our boys love it so much that Reed has decided that when he grows up he wants to be a "picker". Colby has tried to explain to him that it isn't a profession but just a hobby (in hopes of encouraging Reed to aim a little higher). Last month we held a boy scout yard sale (Colby is Scoutmaster) at our house. The week before the big day, the scouts went around our ward picking up donations and then put them in my garage for safe keeping until Saturday. There was so much stuff/crap crammed into my garage! I couldn't believe it. This was a dream come true for my boys. They went picking in the morning before school, after school, and late into the night. Oh the treasures they found- a radio alarm clock, a remote control robot, a gazelle exercise machine, all sorts of '80's vhs tapes, and all sorts of toys! I told them that they were going to have to buy what they wanted just like everyone else. So, on Friday the boys were doing all sorts of jobs for me to earn enough money for all those treasures they just had to have. Bright and early Saturday morning, my boys purchased their finds. By eleven o'clock, we were winding down and there was still a ton of junk! So my boys went to town buying as much as they could for mere pennies. I was so exhausted and overwhelmed to put up a fight with them. <div>The only picture I took to remember this whole ordeal is of Beau in his first purchase of the morning, a size 18 month-24 month santa suit (nevermind that he is almost 5 yrs old) He loved it and wore it for the next week!<div><br /></div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY18qh8P_pxzrie5qbOfxpptgTaHXbmAGehxIDBOf5CpfYA8HR2NGp84W8C0mRn2Q0lxigb_jeEMX18bKyAzivm0jj3QPhzlxZJCtEranzoFL-46Al-ZNz1-NH8YVvypdomQVVIp75NTs/s1600/IMG_9512.4x6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY18qh8P_pxzrie5qbOfxpptgTaHXbmAGehxIDBOf5CpfYA8HR2NGp84W8C0mRn2Q0lxigb_jeEMX18bKyAzivm0jj3QPhzlxZJCtEranzoFL-46Al-ZNz1-NH8YVvypdomQVVIp75NTs/s400/IMG_9512.4x6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599585745440188482" /></a>wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14054313405640514440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802599241186596813.post-88705128503271643312011-04-03T09:56:00.000-07:002011-04-03T10:48:51.309-07:00Quinn Ruby Shepherd<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxiYPw_B5_4Q_c_kMmn4NxJVNMhDY3nznM6eN-XLcEcWLmWe0gqRoc-hPUl6UYPTDU6y3IFF2rNlxUgKALYbJNWkqQiIswqxuMUZmVEjTQ2Lq-BnhaWw53e_30HChV-Okzby2MIjcHfVc/s1600/IMG_95034x6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxiYPw_B5_4Q_c_kMmn4NxJVNMhDY3nznM6eN-XLcEcWLmWe0gqRoc-hPUl6UYPTDU6y3IFF2rNlxUgKALYbJNWkqQiIswqxuMUZmVEjTQ2Lq-BnhaWw53e_30HChV-Okzby2MIjcHfVc/s400/IMG_95034x6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591413860117894274" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscLvutoM-gfpXGAb6v_Z9zgrmM-ml8th2Es7XAAkMXcztOsCbGgn2PBN5XN50gDz9S-ehyGwkKpOJBhOcWYD33G3wZxIq2nS4nId72xsheum5aLUok7JdvYx3BUY2y7MCooz4W7aeQa4/s1600/IMG_94814x6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscLvutoM-gfpXGAb6v_Z9zgrmM-ml8th2Es7XAAkMXcztOsCbGgn2PBN5XN50gDz9S-ehyGwkKpOJBhOcWYD33G3wZxIq2nS4nId72xsheum5aLUok7JdvYx3BUY2y7MCooz4W7aeQa4/s400/IMG_94814x6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591413849126070130" /></a><br /><br />I can't believe that she is 7 weeks old already! Yes, it seems to go by so quickly but not without those individual days (and nights) that seemingly go on without any end in sight. We are so glad that she is part of our family! I am so lucky to have my three boys, and Quinn is just icing on the cake. The boys love to "pet" Quinn's head and it is hilarious to hear their voices go up a few octaves when they say, "Hhhiiiiiii Quinn". They are all so good about feeding Quinn and very persistent in trying to convince her that she wants to suck on a pacifier (she's still on the fence about her pacifier).<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCaBh-N2osFqyVKDUUysbhyVTaSmcXWUWn3o-8ylR8_sbIEhcMVVcHIY6kyNK5qkyXpkXUhR8agiPakcKsPVBEIKTXCMJn6Qg-GGQdfS5lTbfOWIMRnekS0CIQ9Kq2ychnFPlTo8TnWMs/s1600/IMG_94584x6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCaBh-N2osFqyVKDUUysbhyVTaSmcXWUWn3o-8ylR8_sbIEhcMVVcHIY6kyNK5qkyXpkXUhR8agiPakcKsPVBEIKTXCMJn6Qg-GGQdfS5lTbfOWIMRnekS0CIQ9Kq2ychnFPlTo8TnWMs/s400/IMG_94584x6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591413845799057746" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOaWH2nzCwBjG7pyL-k4Yze8xRZyrDeUckR6S6A1cFpmdCdzMXlqaeo9m81SI7w6eZWhXWaIgZiEagJnf4eZc8HMsdaly8TBTr-I44rbotbPH0Jt71xHMA5pTYsA518sKRwEHzXK4b2dw/s1600/IMG_94244x6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOaWH2nzCwBjG7pyL-k4Yze8xRZyrDeUckR6S6A1cFpmdCdzMXlqaeo9m81SI7w6eZWhXWaIgZiEagJnf4eZc8HMsdaly8TBTr-I44rbotbPH0Jt71xHMA5pTYsA518sKRwEHzXK4b2dw/s400/IMG_94244x6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591413293453503602" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfg-j6Yq7lbd-jJ6lv5g0UlhkVeyQ4lBVULDoyzGe5cILtagpgdM9JSmZaKTwjO5r7p5hW_fovKbzPGTLnWhEJt0nvyBfAAq4JgcPfCkDa6NuKeQVj2FnNzTpnZtXXxBaScDZ1jZvHgZ0/s1600/IMG_94224x6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfg-j6Yq7lbd-jJ6lv5g0UlhkVeyQ4lBVULDoyzGe5cILtagpgdM9JSmZaKTwjO5r7p5hW_fovKbzPGTLnWhEJt0nvyBfAAq4JgcPfCkDa6NuKeQVj2FnNzTpnZtXXxBaScDZ1jZvHgZ0/s400/IMG_94224x6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591413286804367266" /></a> When I changed the title of my blog to "Where The Boys Are" I thought my family was complete. I thought I would be a lonely girl in a boys' world. But now, this title is even more fitting. Quinn loves to be in the same room as her brothers and to hear their voices. She starts to coo whenever they look over her and offers big smiles to them. She wants to be where the boys are.<div><br /></div><div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">No doubt, Quinn is daddy's little girl.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcaZKBw77ZC1Yyu2Y-YNz8wz5xrBTzAAuc90jFw6QG2cZRZG3gxeVu5SXH0GEHrXjuSNXLDY1qOfKLmyN9BvfEVcpDF7KQbZxQkLo0fMv-J1RUD0zILEwBdzra1R2jCO_RBGyFeWkzJw/s1600/daddysgirl.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcaZKBw77ZC1Yyu2Y-YNz8wz5xrBTzAAuc90jFw6QG2cZRZG3gxeVu5SXH0GEHrXjuSNXLDY1qOfKLmyN9BvfEVcpDF7KQbZxQkLo0fMv-J1RUD0zILEwBdzra1R2jCO_RBGyFeWkzJw/s400/daddysgirl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591412363792943074" /></a></div></div></div></div>wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14054313405640514440noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802599241186596813.post-1151358752227637312010-09-20T21:01:00.000-07:002010-09-20T21:23:38.149-07:00MacaroniAt the end of July we let our boys in on a little secret... we're going to have a baby! They were so excited, to the point of telling everyone they knew and didn't know for that matter. We told them at the dinner table. Blue peeked under the table at my belly for confirmation. Thankfully he must have thought my belly was still small because when he came back up from under and table he had a confused look on his face. "No you're not." We explained that the baby wouldn't come until February. Then we discussed possible names. For boys, names like Hans Solo and Luke(no surprise there), and Percy(from Percy Jackson) were on the top of their list. Alex(I'm sure from Wizards of Waverly Place), Hermione(from Harry Potter, of course) and Halley(Reed's school teacher from last year) were suggestions for girl names. But the best name of all came from Beau- Macaroni. If we have a girl, he wants to name her Macaroni.<div><br /></div><div>Well, we took our boys with us today to the ultrasound. It looks like we are having a Macaroni!</div>wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14054313405640514440noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802599241186596813.post-75265818590495162992010-05-28T14:09:00.000-07:002010-05-28T14:30:16.026-07:00Our little sluggerSo the boys have just finished the baseball season. This is the third season Reed has played baseball and I must say that he has improved tremendously thanks to his coach, Eric Lamb (Wayne's brother). Although his skills have grown, his aggressiveness not so much. This comes to a surprise to both Colby and me since we both played sports growing up and are a little competitive (just a little). Nonetheless, we have truly enjoyed watching both Reed and Blue "swing away".<div>I should also tell you that we have become a fearsome family when it comes to the game of "Slug Bug". Colby does not go easy on the boys when it comes to this game. His rule is that is isn't just one punch to the arm, it is a double hit and then you have to make sure you wipe it off. So technically you are hitting your victim four times. It is usually me against Reed or Colby against Reed. But on occasion, it sure feels good to give Colby a few slugs:). Reed has shown a little bit of passion for the hunt of a bug, a VW bug. A few of our favorite places that have plentiful slug bugs are the Gila Valley. We took our family down to the temple open house and the boys were amazed at how many "really old bugs" could be found down there. Our trip to San Diego was a great place for the game of Slug Bug also.</div><div>Back to my first story, Reed's baseball games. During his last game, Reed was playing out in the outfield. His coach was out there also. Halfway through the inning, his coach flagged me out to the outfield. He told me Reed needed me and that he(the coach) couldn't let him walk off the field in the middle of the inning. So I hustled out there, worried that Reed might need to use the restroom, which seems to be a common occurrence at the most inconvenient times. As I get out there, he slugs me with a big grin. "Slug bug yellow" he says. Are you kidding me?! I don't know that he was even paying attention to the game, he was scanning the parking lot for bugs. We have a slugger on our hands, just not a baseball slugger.</div>wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14054313405640514440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802599241186596813.post-30205670489703741132010-05-25T19:52:00.000-07:002010-05-25T21:17:33.394-07:00Land of Legos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5LRajJRcl5sN2vFEVMeqR5AxiPd9jATyRBUbGOM9MzKQUpjiBWWmeeWcSpKbd3sYqdsOTy4xd32KpYWTSDm81VjY2Thhmw49ofVQE4bG53O2jIwm5HuREhh5DUbQLVlZDaTo-JE4m43s/s1600/blog13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5LRajJRcl5sN2vFEVMeqR5AxiPd9jATyRBUbGOM9MzKQUpjiBWWmeeWcSpKbd3sYqdsOTy4xd32KpYWTSDm81VjY2Thhmw49ofVQE4bG53O2jIwm5HuREhh5DUbQLVlZDaTo-JE4m43s/s400/blog13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475419648226590498" /></a><br /><br />Colby and I decided to avoid the summer crowds and take our boys to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Legoland</span> this past weekend. Not just drive over to California but FLY. Our boys were almost as excited for their first airplane ride as they were to go to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Legoland</span>. We figured an hour flight is a good test run to see if any of them get airsick (Blue has a tendency to get carsick very easily). Let me just preface that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Legoland</span> is a great place to go only if your children are Lego lovers. Don't expect an over the top experience like Disneyland or amazing rides like Six Flags, set your sights a little lower- like county fair lower, but with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Legos</span>. No complaints from my boys, they are at the perfect age for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Legoland</span>! The weather was beautiful and lines were nonexistent- a great combination!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdnT1VwhE0iW44XllCTXtE4c__KDDgVq59zVVlb00Sb-3ryqwyy1hIITOPbTJtQyh6mxeXg7VSnqRLilEXLy5AfvMXD2b2i97xaq_OlUsp651M5NqtpSI-4vvJrqNTQ6kJ5o1OqtPFtzE/s1600/blog2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdnT1VwhE0iW44XllCTXtE4c__KDDgVq59zVVlb00Sb-3ryqwyy1hIITOPbTJtQyh6mxeXg7VSnqRLilEXLy5AfvMXD2b2i97xaq_OlUsp651M5NqtpSI-4vvJrqNTQ6kJ5o1OqtPFtzE/s400/blog2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475418528376832370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Z3W8XMTDvRSrkYD-mEhwwp6E0O_79hXOZVz8pQqC79fmcPy1DElHBTONqI1qIX3eNomPLR6sV2Kqc8CAW-ZkBJjecJYsRoTibr91PBVUQIQDm9KutBsp2A73mEkNjb9SXjDvFSDpwPg/s1600/blog1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Z3W8XMTDvRSrkYD-mEhwwp6E0O_79hXOZVz8pQqC79fmcPy1DElHBTONqI1qIX3eNomPLR6sV2Kqc8CAW-ZkBJjecJYsRoTibr91PBVUQIQDm9KutBsp2A73mEkNjb9SXjDvFSDpwPg/s400/blog1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475418521951726322" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The boys are "ready for take off"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8WPYYr2TOciolH13ZjtAD1gSgbAC0RUtNieppQKXU7w1bCjA-TOM_TC-wN4F10GSwAEfak_vOz51Pn_vIi8eNcumC-xs5YOlHN-U02Py1oy2DS7h-TX12bopnTPva9SM1kkrpv5PrWSs/s1600/blog8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8WPYYr2TOciolH13ZjtAD1gSgbAC0RUtNieppQKXU7w1bCjA-TOM_TC-wN4F10GSwAEfak_vOz51Pn_vIi8eNcumC-xs5YOlHN-U02Py1oy2DS7h-TX12bopnTPva9SM1kkrpv5PrWSs/s400/blog8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475418539114011042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Beau thought he was Joe Cool when it came to driving the bumper cars. Here he is kicking back as the rules are discussed. They got their own driver license and now he says he's ready to drive dad's truck.</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2iUUhWTTT6MStc9WEl2DfezHxmRahhu5RfCBw0xHFvHucbYK6RXvF094LGRIaAksIMHg_iiNr9GY5nlGONP3vWRgt3WocUn1mcn4eAL1e1TFSV4raZIBft5rptSQSgEBf6RmETnqGRBo/s1600/blog17.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2iUUhWTTT6MStc9WEl2DfezHxmRahhu5RfCBw0xHFvHucbYK6RXvF094LGRIaAksIMHg_iiNr9GY5nlGONP3vWRgt3WocUn1mcn4eAL1e1TFSV4raZIBft5rptSQSgEBf6RmETnqGRBo/s400/blog17.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475422922257474162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">There is a water attraction at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Legoland</span> also. It looked like a lot of fun, but my boys didn't want to spend a whole lot of time there.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>The vacation experience started off with their very own rolling carry on luggage. The boys thought this was so cool! In fact, they packed themselves the night before we left without my help. Good thing I took a peek into their bags the next morning 'cause all Beau had was six pairs of underwear and two pairs of pajama bottoms along with one pull-up. This was all stuffed into the small compartment on the outside of the suitcase. Inside the actual suitcase I found six books. That's it.<br /><br />On Saturday, before we headed back to the airport, we stopped off at the beach. We couldn't have asked for better weather, not that bad weather would have stopped the boys from chasing waves and rolling around in the sand. I guess the good weather was a bonus for me, since all I wanted to do was sit on a towel and soak up the sun.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGr6ZXvjlF2Vzr5-Gd2sZuN6IpVWzTQEgBfINWvehxOYC7LNrQgO5Tz9jpwyVA-uPSTCwWDEJqQhj_Kvgn3l1WZi0mQJg-pJRNFgMV0cH6cBKRVjpgGsYVgUmN-PE6eZyIZb4fR6WJdLA/s1600/blog22.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGr6ZXvjlF2Vzr5-Gd2sZuN6IpVWzTQEgBfINWvehxOYC7LNrQgO5Tz9jpwyVA-uPSTCwWDEJqQhj_Kvgn3l1WZi0mQJg-pJRNFgMV0cH6cBKRVjpgGsYVgUmN-PE6eZyIZb4fR6WJdLA/s400/blog22.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475419667481776706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaunAWsRunBBRuwTaV1xL7GNUdKS4kMK-JCEvG0sDOACVgnh2z98i-FdFRTCY4ZX6mTD_3UX6PPg5VApND9BiFXnyoqbyF4dZJkfj8DQPXuIEqbOnVBPKa_Y_9D-v4MenBg2DWsaxNi4w/s1600/blog20.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaunAWsRunBBRuwTaV1xL7GNUdKS4kMK-JCEvG0sDOACVgnh2z98i-FdFRTCY4ZX6mTD_3UX6PPg5VApND9BiFXnyoqbyF4dZJkfj8DQPXuIEqbOnVBPKa_Y_9D-v4MenBg2DWsaxNi4w/s400/blog20.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475419657883846098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb5RjPPyda4QRwx-b2353XsOskr1XWBBNtaGLYjs0nAZ71t7gyy0rvSrpwUtsg-ygUxHTXm0YfGioqOWcbbqsBNnT6lMDXXZTlELeKfhCWakFJIOQr8p8WTdb8seaoTQxy-ELwE9qOHRU/s1600/blog26.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb5RjPPyda4QRwx-b2353XsOskr1XWBBNtaGLYjs0nAZ71t7gyy0rvSrpwUtsg-ygUxHTXm0YfGioqOWcbbqsBNnT6lMDXXZTlELeKfhCWakFJIOQr8p8WTdb8seaoTQxy-ELwE9qOHRU/s400/blog26.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475417607610812450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Don't you just love the expressions on their faces? I'm not sure if they were trying to pose for the camera or just didn't want their pictures taken.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yifTW-MXGO9VNNW39z0QFcWXR6BTXP4RfYDumd-uWRv-wfAH2Kftf1zLUVDM-80AFxqWgKItJjfVj-I8x5owmYMvo0h1NKnep_qtHIw2jA4C2Pq5JdPy6m_HjlRaBDjskO4XeTYAWQI/s1600/blog27.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yifTW-MXGO9VNNW39z0QFcWXR6BTXP4RfYDumd-uWRv-wfAH2Kftf1zLUVDM-80AFxqWgKItJjfVj-I8x5owmYMvo0h1NKnep_qtHIw2jA4C2Pq5JdPy6m_HjlRaBDjskO4XeTYAWQI/s400/blog27.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475417596163081666" /></a><br /><br />To sum up our trip, the best part of it (from the mouth of our boys) was take off in the airplane (it was as fun the rides at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Legoland</span>), picking out just ONE toy from the huge assortment at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Legoland</span>, and the swamp meet (swap meet- I forgot to mention we made a stop to the San Diego swap meet which is one of my personal favorite places to go- all that junk lined up for me to dig through).wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14054313405640514440noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802599241186596813.post-50842647233772081572010-05-05T16:30:00.000-07:002010-05-05T16:53:26.159-07:00yes, no, maybe soSo, I have gone back and forth the last few months trying to decide if I'm ready to commit to blogging again. It's not that my boys are no longer nap takers, mess makers, or future heart breakers- we've just added a bit of scoring soccer goals, making honor roll, puttin' up scout tent poles, and playing a little do-re-mi-fa-sol. As busy as they are, they are loving every minute of it and love living in Queen Creek! Occasionally, I will hear an "I miss Flagstaff" and watch them try to muster up some crocodile tears. It is the funniest when Beau tries to do it, since I don't think he really remembers a whole lot, he just wants to be like his older brothers in every way. Instead of trying to catch up, I'm just gonna start nice and easy with a few good moments.<br /><br />Beau and I were playing swords today. It was his idea so we played by his rules. With my amazing sword fighting skills, I kept cutting of Beau's limbs, a leg here and a hand there. Well, Beau quickly made a rule that they grow right back so he wouldn't have to hop around on one foot or put a hand behind his back(this was a previous rule when a limb was cut, it had to be hidden). So the next time he got my leg, to avoid hopping on one foot, I tried to claim that it grew back. Beau then informed me of another rule, instant limb growth only happened to kids and not grown ups. <br /><br />The other day, I was in the car with all three boys and Reed was talking about how cool the title "The Pearl of Great Price" sounded. "It sounds like a really big treasure!" Blue then chimed into the conversation with, "I wonder if Indiana Jones ever searched for it."wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14054313405640514440noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802599241186596813.post-23836352582280038702009-10-28T12:29:00.000-07:002009-10-28T12:53:56.761-07:00trophy wifeThis hunting season I was drawn for an antelope tag. I was a bit surprised since I didn’t even know that I had put in for that hunt. Nonetheless, I was excited for the opportunity of a few days away with Colby. <br />After dropping off my kids with Chea (thank you so much), I headed to Flagstaff where Colby and I had our last warm meal (or so I thought- we actually camped about 3minutes from a Wendy’s) before stepping into the mysterious world of hunting. By lunchtime of opening day, we had seen a few antelope and blew the stalk (like my hunting lingo?) on a big one. After a nap in the trailer and Wendy’s for lunch- I know, it isn’t how I imagined hunting either, we headed back out. We found “the one” and started to hike towards our target. We kept getting closer and the antelope kept running over the next ridge. I told myself, “I don’t care how big it is, I just hope I get it ‘cause this hiking isn’t really my idea of a good time.” Luckily, with the pressure from another hunter, I got my chance to shoot. Colby was a little worried because the shot was a little far. I wasn’t worried about the distance, I was more worried about the other hunter getting MY antelope. I could see the antelope in my scope and asked if I could pull the trigger. Colby, again a little cautious about the distance, asked if I was sure I was ready. ‘Yep, let me shoot’. One shot and I got him! We had no idea how big it was until we saw it close up. Colby and his friend, Jay, were so excited! Apparently I had shot a pretty big one. I was so excited that I didn’t have to haul the heavy rifle around anymore. <br />Now, here is the most interesting thing I learned about hunting: trophy pictures. If you have ever experienced a grumpy husband during family pictures; let me tell you, it isn’t the actual picture taking they are grumpy about- it must be the setting. I witnessed these two guys literally rolling in the rocks and cactus just for the perfect picture- it was hilarious! When I looked at the pictures I was bugged that Colby didn’t tell me to smile more or to take off my hat. But then I realized that all of the picture taking wasn’t for me, but for the other trophy in the picture:)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmtEiT-yucjUp4uWQlrF_kGUU04-IlC7e_aKLczECK1Ek8OCbYYE6Yw4GoPUqpvMbXSkXv5q4IsmjXFC61QPJlo5xwgPIDs4kuokgktBoHZn3ESoRcSW5GvMaSehQhqQ7FqYTSyWondA/s1600-h/email4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmtEiT-yucjUp4uWQlrF_kGUU04-IlC7e_aKLczECK1Ek8OCbYYE6Yw4GoPUqpvMbXSkXv5q4IsmjXFC61QPJlo5xwgPIDs4kuokgktBoHZn3ESoRcSW5GvMaSehQhqQ7FqYTSyWondA/s400/email4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397739515116083490" /></a><br />When we got home, we found out that my antelope really is a trophy buck. It scores as the third largest antelope shot by a women according to the Safari Club International. The shot was of a distance of 508 yards, which apparently is pretty far. Not too shabby, if I do say so myself. Thanks Colby for a great hunting experience.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbymtkp-5JeOtTuyVBjBrdu5eWnEmyukXFbrMw-m4XOxgrE7ZYsGC1qHe9hZRZvaAyYNpfeT8IEP1IZkzaZK6DUnKv5aeo3wZYnv1ur_8UVac3oqOaSrERJKfEpbGocTSvGGtAwCPv_M/s1600-h/email5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbymtkp-5JeOtTuyVBjBrdu5eWnEmyukXFbrMw-m4XOxgrE7ZYsGC1qHe9hZRZvaAyYNpfeT8IEP1IZkzaZK6DUnKv5aeo3wZYnv1ur_8UVac3oqOaSrERJKfEpbGocTSvGGtAwCPv_M/s400/email5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397739523338828754" /></a>wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14054313405640514440noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802599241186596813.post-78143030689395355532009-09-10T07:57:00.000-07:002009-09-10T08:10:49.855-07:00a visit from the deadThe 10th anniversary of Chea's 30th birthday was on Tuesday. Brittney and I decided to send her a little singing telegram, except he didn't sing. He just breathed real heavy and gave creepy looks. He did bring her cupcakes though.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lWRBXvudXGtpATHCET6Q-cLgc1NQkgy1VaAHlwIH3MJcin_BmVIDDiEqggackLRVwU5bDit6CDy4IoAzgLpQxi1fKYQUScAYcWqlbFSqtC2hyphenhyphenTmTKO6jW3GTruikVSq2HcMbfeI46i4/s1600-h/cc-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lWRBXvudXGtpATHCET6Q-cLgc1NQkgy1VaAHlwIH3MJcin_BmVIDDiEqggackLRVwU5bDit6CDy4IoAzgLpQxi1fKYQUScAYcWqlbFSqtC2hyphenhyphenTmTKO6jW3GTruikVSq2HcMbfeI46i4/s400/cc-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379854843343618898" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEips-eF6dmCBtUZaDZIfZdhHr_nd1HIMGHG4hyj55N2OckWNqPZ3IztLo3QwfL3c9OVzfoBOW1niyz513jS7RXgik2O-Fj3sCgbsoGjp_Q144eC_NCsA-R5M4YZc1EiG-QHvBvoRmh0mB0/s1600-h/cc-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEips-eF6dmCBtUZaDZIfZdhHr_nd1HIMGHG4hyj55N2OckWNqPZ3IztLo3QwfL3c9OVzfoBOW1niyz513jS7RXgik2O-Fj3sCgbsoGjp_Q144eC_NCsA-R5M4YZc1EiG-QHvBvoRmh0mB0/s400/cc-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379854849552767538" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHE9CpaHb92NvhlckxSomGsUmBHBZ9H5K-kS5Bdytkz2RHsXLvB7mm2AkiZlpfo_36oDm3h94-WCj6U6FdbB1f0pXg0Ln_l3_MvtUcxcPtU9-HnIaStG-fkDPyF6x-KZAUYFRf2-McoRM/s1600-h/cc-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHE9CpaHb92NvhlckxSomGsUmBHBZ9H5K-kS5Bdytkz2RHsXLvB7mm2AkiZlpfo_36oDm3h94-WCj6U6FdbB1f0pXg0Ln_l3_MvtUcxcPtU9-HnIaStG-fkDPyF6x-KZAUYFRf2-McoRM/s400/cc-4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379855682675245890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjOi33Zn-TZSuomhdp1tIYZdG3vdNmAKRoD8QPW4NWymOmuAztvNjN6pwwsXXqTLlKo_w8XeyofNfW7q39vaN9S1jHFALwQLuukVf2kOvOxxdGKeUoscdC8XNLDOLs_v1ZhLVRMelkIZo/s1600-h/cc-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjOi33Zn-TZSuomhdp1tIYZdG3vdNmAKRoD8QPW4NWymOmuAztvNjN6pwwsXXqTLlKo_w8XeyofNfW7q39vaN9S1jHFALwQLuukVf2kOvOxxdGKeUoscdC8XNLDOLs_v1ZhLVRMelkIZo/s400/cc-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379855674640897314" /></a>wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14054313405640514440noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802599241186596813.post-63175694905444856462009-09-03T11:50:00.000-07:002009-09-03T12:19:43.476-07:00mini photo shootI have been wanting to take some pictures of my boys for awhile now. But it just never seems like there is a convenient time. Between homework, guitar lessons, and soccer practice I always felt bad about taking up more of the down time. Well, this week I decided I would go for it, knowing that I would only have about ten to fifteen minutes to shoot, definitely a "mini" shoot. Hey, it's better than nothing. While the boys put up a whining front about getting dressed, they were good sports once we got "on location". I snapped away for ten minutes then we loaded up and were done. I think my boys were surprised when I told them we were done and to load up. In fact, they were just warming up to the camera and the surroundings. I guess we'll just have to go back and let them explore a little more- in outfits of my choice, of course.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLk-dyChmvNRe1SSXC8ikvVgCFRSUtWiCQVxolcqOfOM4nB_BIqPGYbzpUtt8TO1JkRC_w_Zu9lj4CX2y7bSJ4iYp4Rwrn7brXXJmnxi5Af6oSSXVwZMy4y7pQzSn2sBmHKzLODQ3bC64/s1600-h/blog22.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLk-dyChmvNRe1SSXC8ikvVgCFRSUtWiCQVxolcqOfOM4nB_BIqPGYbzpUtt8TO1JkRC_w_Zu9lj4CX2y7bSJ4iYp4Rwrn7brXXJmnxi5Af6oSSXVwZMy4y7pQzSn2sBmHKzLODQ3bC64/s400/blog22.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377317754200020482" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivFGnckTVtKRJgr0_axfeNruEqrUpx5-nHQJ3LPOnPLxI0544o2TvhycxsZGDtoie5nlV-pq8r6z7-oJ2iLSmwRPAteV01QaXlkuL5oonMmNmnkdGbxMRZAYSdWhqsm1IWGmSGIXdsDCc/s1600-h/blog33.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xRCpprITp9PLh1-U1GWqyQ94GFUaumJUs4cBl2563EjlCp9AJtxWIS-hq-pAQZ2HtdSjNTYn-BcUvbWqx8VHZgZf1uEzpAWUDZIsEWmRmRpy4iDqGqx03x0jhyphenhyphen7P4aIk9HMv-tFavOA/s400/cc-24.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377322500804203330" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmyb9ODafcxJAJlptwp2QoB3kEEHO789amvqGQ88zqkvW_CpNRDn3m1sZ7Jptma9ubcUpH5bGEUpo4NLDoFt8d-eQt5EyxYp1yls7RrRRRzxcdgU5vuwK2PpUcrrHPHGjw7qk51j1ogs/s1600-h/blog42.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmyb9ODafcxJAJlptwp2QoB3kEEHO789amvqGQ88zqkvW_CpNRDn3m1sZ7Jptma9ubcUpH5bGEUpo4NLDoFt8d-eQt5EyxYp1yls7RrRRRzxcdgU5vuwK2PpUcrrHPHGjw7qk51j1ogs/s400/blog42.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377322489891183298" /></a>wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14054313405640514440noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802599241186596813.post-48941251217089525392009-08-28T15:24:00.000-07:002009-08-28T15:33:23.199-07:00human jungle gym<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJXn988H-l2N9xdiAYDZvUfSexI6-UZGfSKueZMNWxpuR22igfqUNMNJv6a812XZU9MY74hFXYTdFLGLtFUK46NrJ55lYuoJzSdgsU4S5tt5m0YYD4whjyJ1wM2pw7BCfvAp8cT2vnaf0/s1600-h/blog31.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm1ArW0XUr5lJn4lpc2OzEMHgMm6ZcoomzlzBLbjjxNAl1MWVblvqoaGTgXjToMraf6tXsD_d9uWaNOxLOiKsVDh94U9BmOJOrb57Ixo2E_qQx-jhvKQIMnREgidQxzVm6FC32ARUgG0Y/s400/blog29.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375145951708660786" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyIpYY12HfZaffm33YfjOLBSGQOq1FObzdA2KzQHUoGlZl9vwDIJZc72V5nwPkeLKrhjc4baypHf2Hfp1d40heuK9scZSU_4RvxQyS8vQslro3G9SLp8G9LSJKkS7nGvErh8Dj2W2FSY/s1600-h/blog28.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyIpYY12HfZaffm33YfjOLBSGQOq1FObzdA2KzQHUoGlZl9vwDIJZc72V5nwPkeLKrhjc4baypHf2Hfp1d40heuK9scZSU_4RvxQyS8vQslro3G9SLp8G9LSJKkS7nGvErh8Dj2W2FSY/s400/blog28.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375145258248732546" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5W7orNyJTLasVhyljt7ELAfZz6QjSl9pEvGXJ4AsUHDnuZurDn1khZlxIWi326Caerr-cOFlfoqxV9P69s4p29Y-bSI3YHG1ME0K_yjDThNul3p0ztU0JhpYiovvUosmu8zDHUhQLHz8/s1600-h/blog26.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5W7orNyJTLasVhyljt7ELAfZz6QjSl9pEvGXJ4AsUHDnuZurDn1khZlxIWi326Caerr-cOFlfoqxV9P69s4p29Y-bSI3YHG1ME0K_yjDThNul3p0ztU0JhpYiovvUosmu8zDHUhQLHz8/s400/blog26.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375145248522829106" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRdcwO-Z814sZkOZwpl64Fg90641rCZw14VICm0wS3j3vbnTtD6LoDrlFxS3eUHYAwUydarSfCD9D2sEbnel9BGaqe8ti-VUWosMaOesMDDGCx-8ooadW1YWA50bEaukNiy-GzflvBng/s1600-h/blog24.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRdcwO-Z814sZkOZwpl64Fg90641rCZw14VICm0wS3j3vbnTtD6LoDrlFxS3eUHYAwUydarSfCD9D2sEbnel9BGaqe8ti-VUWosMaOesMDDGCx-8ooadW1YWA50bEaukNiy-GzflvBng/s400/blog24.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375145239519292098" /></a><br />When we went camping with all the Shepherds, Colby's younger brother Tyler always had at least one kid hanging on him. They all thought he was their personal jungle gym, climbing up his back, hanging on his arms or legs- just plain pestering him. But he was such a good sport about it. Thanks Tyler, my boys just love you to death!wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14054313405640514440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802599241186596813.post-36803874557088527602009-08-28T09:01:00.001-07:002009-08-28T15:24:05.569-07:00camping with the Shepherd clanWe went camping with all of Colby's family for the first time ever! We had a great time. The boys loved exploring, painting rocks, wiffle ball, riding bikes, and sharing the tire swing with their cousins. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YLVXeuo9HHqXcUdr3c1fOFiy1Zu3pwilAMp4FisZ5yX4u6BMHIAnOPE7WpOaUgvZJZdGvb1qtC2UgSVO4Ee-8uVBftxXJ9i8J3nEhy9KEwUaX242zk8mEBrfTatJeq6DdKQS6F9-jsQ/s1600-h/blog5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YLVXeuo9HHqXcUdr3c1fOFiy1Zu3pwilAMp4FisZ5yX4u6BMHIAnOPE7WpOaUgvZJZdGvb1qtC2UgSVO4Ee-8uVBftxXJ9i8J3nEhy9KEwUaX242zk8mEBrfTatJeq6DdKQS6F9-jsQ/s400/blog5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375139550284945794" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52GrP4waIKsUr-66sCh5mGC4jaH1dnazEXa67sRr5AZ987RuG4aXKUoHlhzFSt3qC1ujGSlzy_RxzTc0W6tzwoClVrkN1Jl2ZG718bDDJSxmQN9u4euK_wS419Ixc9F-4SKxf270HWhs/s1600-h/blog10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52GrP4waIKsUr-66sCh5mGC4jaH1dnazEXa67sRr5AZ987RuG4aXKUoHlhzFSt3qC1ujGSlzy_RxzTc0W6tzwoClVrkN1Jl2ZG718bDDJSxmQN9u4euK_wS419Ixc9F-4SKxf270HWhs/s400/blog10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375139544011347506" /></a><br />Don't you just love how dirty Maelyn's face is? She looks just like Colby's sister, Emily. If I were to have a daughter I would hope that she would look just like Maelyn & Emily too. Sorry Emily, I didn't get any pictures of you that weekend, except for the chubby bunny contest with the cheeto balls. I'm pretty sure you don't want me to post that:) On second thought I just might... <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4J_VpRQqI-zp-nvMPNGiAdAtnz_gEk19DHXjMvEIn8fvTgC6ibESq2E6N8ETLSQtLqeCZ3OHuqSoWTXQ-y9iRYxNkHuOvDaTJp10HsXTijWM122YKuJVu47-uZLGZnqR3xeEb-j0v_E/s1600-h/blog11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4J_VpRQqI-zp-nvMPNGiAdAtnz_gEk19DHXjMvEIn8fvTgC6ibESq2E6N8ETLSQtLqeCZ3OHuqSoWTXQ-y9iRYxNkHuOvDaTJp10HsXTijWM122YKuJVu47-uZLGZnqR3xeEb-j0v_E/s400/blog11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375139129030985938" /></a><br />This was the first time we brought bikes camping. Blue loved it! You could see him whiz past camp every now and then. He had no fear of the hills either, flying down them following his cousin Kaleb who is three years older than him.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI1RZWErqc4003T_MNrHZ19ohCo-aYahzNj3hqNpaXE91plDFj6TjpfnCuJP15oPdS11gQVFmqM-UneFDea8PJZAW8v1N7uhkRrQp9zQVg7nRKtlycJlG65CxvBOWS31ggbdMu7SQZO28/s1600-h/blog19.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI1RZWErqc4003T_MNrHZ19ohCo-aYahzNj3hqNpaXE91plDFj6TjpfnCuJP15oPdS11gQVFmqM-UneFDea8PJZAW8v1N7uhkRrQp9zQVg7nRKtlycJlG65CxvBOWS31ggbdMu7SQZO28/s400/blog19.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375139112687956178" /></a><br />I loved to see all the cousins playing together. The best part about the weekend was that they all got along, no fighting or meltdowns.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGM5SyIuyMChyphenhyphenD2jBY38XKdH4DyBd856_IaeOs4BWvUYgDmr80tXLGcBxRE2HRsXQG2UAv1Ug0KtcOBG-79YNAEqcC7PLIQk6DE9t7gkZGz0IvGKp912sxbMsttpNe74G06dLifDsiuBY/s1600-h/blog18.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGM5SyIuyMChyphenhyphenD2jBY38XKdH4DyBd856_IaeOs4BWvUYgDmr80tXLGcBxRE2HRsXQG2UAv1Ug0KtcOBG-79YNAEqcC7PLIQk6DE9t7gkZGz0IvGKp912sxbMsttpNe74G06dLifDsiuBY/s400/blog18.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375138487706466786" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnUzCvzclkhi_crxi9FWk8125nfjaYKGoVP2RcpsqT4D_503Ui-uBPXRMXASNHqpzc1KGxCPZVQkJSghmuF9cF1cfV-yoW5qntdR1MGUQjW0t9ELCEA6-DE398Tn9umhLjX5yl9gq0-1c/s1600-h/blog48.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnUzCvzclkhi_crxi9FWk8125nfjaYKGoVP2RcpsqT4D_503Ui-uBPXRMXASNHqpzc1KGxCPZVQkJSghmuF9cF1cfV-yoW5qntdR1MGUQjW0t9ELCEA6-DE398Tn9umhLjX5yl9gq0-1c/s400/blog48.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375137844790748626" /></a><br />What would camping be without a game of wiffle ball. Uncle Tyler was so patient with all the kids. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0iYhs68NgMf6MP-GNA8v7fF89223r9KRaQgcEN_Y8aJbQGWL6Sr3GQlkbVvgnQfyvkAWD-MwP4iFiKvrKz9Mswv7ruvW09677ly5KwgiNTJIcODgYaHy09ZufmPTLhkmxi2lrxuZ6xwI/s1600-h/blog39.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0iYhs68NgMf6MP-GNA8v7fF89223r9KRaQgcEN_Y8aJbQGWL6Sr3GQlkbVvgnQfyvkAWD-MwP4iFiKvrKz9Mswv7ruvW09677ly5KwgiNTJIcODgYaHy09ZufmPTLhkmxi2lrxuZ6xwI/s400/blog39.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375137834933551842" /></a><br />I just love this picture of Randy and his son Nathan:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ivOO6DchmhpWK10cy_ba48OJkV-dalQAIBQDEK573VgLWVpiqMf54N-D0oHwY8p8TdAXQNNdqgEHGGOA3XNwk28WDRsJ4rErKjLdjlgDfC0CiCN65nfNNaYh0_5QjtQ5o6EGjEQWY5Y/s1600-h/blog16.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ivOO6DchmhpWK10cy_ba48OJkV-dalQAIBQDEK573VgLWVpiqMf54N-D0oHwY8p8TdAXQNNdqgEHGGOA3XNwk28WDRsJ4rErKjLdjlgDfC0CiCN65nfNNaYh0_5QjtQ5o6EGjEQWY5Y/s400/blog16.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375139123276168178" /></a>wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14054313405640514440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802599241186596813.post-88982200807279931562009-08-28T08:00:00.000-07:002009-08-28T08:56:59.103-07:00the ideal camping spotMy perfect camping spot would include a creek, minimal bugs, an outhouse, and of course a tire swing.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXOydpglWAMz0224nhc98x-eFRrWVL8sngV7SoaM97ADhO-udPJFKTjCEpNo45quBXB3gN_AeFbqS8dCZs2SIJnrb-FC8idyEKcsFofZtjqLSzxF-m7d2776AOmG9TiIja_b6Sppu4Xw/s1600-h/fishing+49.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXOydpglWAMz0224nhc98x-eFRrWVL8sngV7SoaM97ADhO-udPJFKTjCEpNo45quBXB3gN_AeFbqS8dCZs2SIJnrb-FC8idyEKcsFofZtjqLSzxF-m7d2776AOmG9TiIja_b6Sppu4Xw/s400/fishing+49.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375035069923250882" /></a><br />Lucky for me, Colby knows of a place just like this. So we headed up north a few times this summer to relax, explore, and, of course, fish. The boys loved every minute of it. I must say we are finally at a time in our family where it is pleasant to travel with our boys(except for the carsickness). The boys loved to go down to the creek and fish with Colby. They followed Colby where ever he went, even into a few overgrown spots. And then they were so patient just floating their lines down the creek just like their dad. They all got a chance to go fishing with Colby one on one. Beau loved this fishing bag and wouldn't take it off. He fell asleep with it on, rode the tire swing with it on, even in the car- on the way home- he wouldn't take it off.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgmwB3OCYVLEVJKKDHYvsidxfNHjtItXj6rUlx-DtkV7mMDFIvWDFtMNOoYmfg3e79LPNECtR33uhFtLaVTy6ZLprAVbgRH-AaKr9qwi5aI_pfqmkSAfrC8MYQibM5xDz8f8bcxCE8Ug/s1600-h/fishing37.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgmwB3OCYVLEVJKKDHYvsidxfNHjtItXj6rUlx-DtkV7mMDFIvWDFtMNOoYmfg3e79LPNECtR33uhFtLaVTy6ZLprAVbgRH-AaKr9qwi5aI_pfqmkSAfrC8MYQibM5xDz8f8bcxCE8Ug/s400/fishing37.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375032864443819634" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4JZhyphenhyphenRb3tsb_5va02EWPyJid39SojmDPi1uVwjj2daRn-SQ5c4o4FlFdTEkkOcfaMbUk-qGy8yoFk92Foj5TaB4DJHMVnZPSwCUslju4CA2SJhdnouNZe5ZRHK32rmYXKc7YCOu2Am8Y/s1600-h/fishing11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4JZhyphenhyphenRb3tsb_5va02EWPyJid39SojmDPi1uVwjj2daRn-SQ5c4o4FlFdTEkkOcfaMbUk-qGy8yoFk92Foj5TaB4DJHMVnZPSwCUslju4CA2SJhdnouNZe5ZRHK32rmYXKc7YCOu2Am8Y/s400/fishing11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375035047257792242" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5C4i_jX84yWMkUOWtsdKPd7x64oFGVB0e62GCJbxcSsQXn3eApc5mnH_emYBvVgYulPXc1xaCLm4V_qiJR0e88iujpJ5S2YkoJnDIIlLE9DE5cNHMvEc_nR9wYtpY9lai0CA0Br3u_4/s1600-h/blue+fishing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5C4i_jX84yWMkUOWtsdKPd7x64oFGVB0e62GCJbxcSsQXn3eApc5mnH_emYBvVgYulPXc1xaCLm4V_qiJR0e88iujpJ5S2YkoJnDIIlLE9DE5cNHMvEc_nR9wYtpY9lai0CA0Br3u_4/s400/blue+fishing.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375034045744591810" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrSD6PjBZPQje88AChLaNOv5POiutK6-9NBsIg3Cewof_jC9P2g0yJq3z02m9E5Sd8b4wmwiLWqLt9OP1IMOdwW8jm7mklCy8q9tRmzDmVSXWzlUwgo-jwmTEhjuqQlkwZxoxTiKzUKU/s1600-h/fishing23.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrSD6PjBZPQje88AChLaNOv5POiutK6-9NBsIg3Cewof_jC9P2g0yJq3z02m9E5Sd8b4wmwiLWqLt9OP1IMOdwW8jm7mklCy8q9tRmzDmVSXWzlUwgo-jwmTEhjuqQlkwZxoxTiKzUKU/s400/fishing23.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375035059785276930" /></a><br /><br />The tire swing was a huge hit! That is where most of our time was spent. I pushed the boys while Colby just relaxed and watched. ;) I think Colby had the harder job of baiting hooks, then actually catching a fish. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw1t2BlAAVGXgW91zD6U2HOIRI9gPzMt2N-9rEwKqp5_ZASRQgwBcg1YNbiW-Qt2vT9vxj4e4lZ6-KVVFznofVqIUa1YkoiYdn3feEAvlkaah4do7B7X9U83-c8ZQ4wmhdGtc67I2RKj4/s1600-h/fishing7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw1t2BlAAVGXgW91zD6U2HOIRI9gPzMt2N-9rEwKqp5_ZASRQgwBcg1YNbiW-Qt2vT9vxj4e4lZ6-KVVFznofVqIUa1YkoiYdn3feEAvlkaah4do7B7X9U83-c8ZQ4wmhdGtc67I2RKj4/s400/fishing7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375032871306226722" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgY14nDGHJ1cYHgATJ2kEdBnk72CHFno8bafFmW6LTk5tk-byYlBjjreOjS8QNDmBJjY55UVv_MbTRTdRsXbduUjQXH0HXhCDymDE2f_NuATqpvmhyNAWwFQDcJVyQJl1bTTpz5ohub2Y/s1600-h/fishing+39.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgY14nDGHJ1cYHgATJ2kEdBnk72CHFno8bafFmW6LTk5tk-byYlBjjreOjS8QNDmBJjY55UVv_MbTRTdRsXbduUjQXH0HXhCDymDE2f_NuATqpvmhyNAWwFQDcJVyQJl1bTTpz5ohub2Y/s400/fishing+39.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375032857047790402" /></a><br />It didn't hurt that we didn't have to sleep on the ground. As new owners of a Jumping Jack, the boys took the opportunity to explore every nook and cranny of it, which didn't take very long since it is simply a tent on a trailer(literally). But we love it!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJFczn89Zwq0JDWSW7-dSKAtFg2x0gJraIsXjWctQlh2WTOdHWhfrdQ6vLWwCivRpvevX9vYR3n7bXs-kOB6gRonSjvhJCD-j9h7wY5P2At67Um0c_PObsoMjxOBm6FnFZDYQkra1Dj4/s1600-h/fishing18.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJFczn89Zwq0JDWSW7-dSKAtFg2x0gJraIsXjWctQlh2WTOdHWhfrdQ6vLWwCivRpvevX9vYR3n7bXs-kOB6gRonSjvhJCD-j9h7wY5P2At67Um0c_PObsoMjxOBm6FnFZDYQkra1Dj4/s400/fishing18.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375034027303044914" /></a>wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14054313405640514440noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802599241186596813.post-28741457719436143412009-07-10T17:56:00.000-07:002009-07-10T18:36:56.755-07:00loving the lakeLiving in Flagstaff, where the weather is beautiful in the summer, we weren't very motivated to head down to the heat and go to the lake. But now that we are back living in the heat, we have found ourselves escaping to the lake quite often. Our boys love more than I ever thought they would, they are pretty cautious about swimming. But I think a combination of swimming lessons and lake trips have loosened them up a bit. They have loosened up so much that they all want to wake board now. In fact, Colby has taught Reed how to get up on the board. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEGzHP6UgQX0YZ2qpWo3tWeJIRwtOAq-6tZXud4beuhJJY7TjoPCSR3kBvAwvVDgGRn5FvoemHIs3nU7LZaQpY_y1iShMV2XlBQv3yTidQg-PVlsgcUlvNMETMcysiPFTkyarwQoJQUTQ/s1600-h/_MG_0622.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEGzHP6UgQX0YZ2qpWo3tWeJIRwtOAq-6tZXud4beuhJJY7TjoPCSR3kBvAwvVDgGRn5FvoemHIs3nU7LZaQpY_y1iShMV2XlBQv3yTidQg-PVlsgcUlvNMETMcysiPFTkyarwQoJQUTQ/s400/_MG_0622.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357005375077856306" /></a><br />Now he just needs to work on STAYING up. Reed loves it and hasn't gotten discouraged. It is the coolest thing to watch Colby and Reed out there in the water together. The only downside to Colby being out in the water with Reed is that I have to drive the boat. Ya, this is not one of my strong points but Colby is very patient with me and I hope I am getting better. Oh ya, thanks to Chea(who is never without her camera) for documenting this monumental event for me!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcA4b78leklrl_vLNrvVi0Ofg6vpQTmvJ9w2-I4HtdP59i76chUw65i7ODe8JEr2CcaviUEQX50VtpqJd22gXO9PSCIe9w9JFsaLqL8P5d7Pyx-126SR8vtYdJc-G1uaLvYm7JcGyC5I/s1600-h/_MG_0625.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcA4b78leklrl_vLNrvVi0Ofg6vpQTmvJ9w2-I4HtdP59i76chUw65i7ODe8JEr2CcaviUEQX50VtpqJd22gXO9PSCIe9w9JFsaLqL8P5d7Pyx-126SR8vtYdJc-G1uaLvYm7JcGyC5I/s400/_MG_0625.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357005382236759554" /></a><br />This last time we went out, Blue and Beau both wanted to wake board. So Colby set them in between his legs on the board and had them hold onto the rope with him while he wakeboarded. The boys get the biggest grins when they do this. I just wish I would have brought my camera that time. You can be sure I will be bringing it next time.<br /><br />A few weeks ago we did a weenie roast and FHE at the lake. The boys thought that was so cool to explore a place that we got to by boat. Beau was super intrigued by the fire, well, maybe a little frightened.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNhbkiUPzGq7fh2uALuSq44t4I_GG0NwVGUcut11eVaroQBPj-iS6mu0znVicDP5QQPTQukxL5-kqi6Y3s4OY3J6kntD16WobwhPOjzB087LCc8JBQ2MH25fD3qnzIBzdvlM2qpcf9UI/s1600-h/blog2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNhbkiUPzGq7fh2uALuSq44t4I_GG0NwVGUcut11eVaroQBPj-iS6mu0znVicDP5QQPTQukxL5-kqi6Y3s4OY3J6kntD16WobwhPOjzB087LCc8JBQ2MH25fD3qnzIBzdvlM2qpcf9UI/s400/blog2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357009620338544194" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxjm8g-VUIs1sfuOV-9NcttNVWybcfgeD9Ff-YHdfV6bibX3PONQyJ-0LaaeeRDfhCFxjAWaT3NbdvqLxTCmVMPcj4ihFA0FmdlkAIB4xq8qvHIQSAT8hhBW8jxEVThBQiPS4CtEWDpA/s1600-h/blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxjm8g-VUIs1sfuOV-9NcttNVWybcfgeD9Ff-YHdfV6bibX3PONQyJ-0LaaeeRDfhCFxjAWaT3NbdvqLxTCmVMPcj4ihFA0FmdlkAIB4xq8qvHIQSAT8hhBW8jxEVThBQiPS4CtEWDpA/s400/blog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357009607831529426" /></a><br />It is so funny how when one has to go, the others all of a sudden have to go too.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJGawq2q426sL-a5iMriUfmltpm_bE_TXqWCNfZCoQO7BAPFRXCiz1JVmtyomaC2NGd4_c_DATIat4kVVwzl4x8JboGa2iukMK-0e6x72SvIgnPD7Ri5PKLobodi-TMEZH8UCcnGlyxfs/s1600-h/cc-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJGawq2q426sL-a5iMriUfmltpm_bE_TXqWCNfZCoQO7BAPFRXCiz1JVmtyomaC2NGd4_c_DATIat4kVVwzl4x8JboGa2iukMK-0e6x72SvIgnPD7Ri5PKLobodi-TMEZH8UCcnGlyxfs/s400/cc-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357008469370098226" /></a>wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14054313405640514440noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802599241186596813.post-70253347770106009882009-07-07T22:30:00.000-07:002009-07-07T23:13:35.763-07:00Happy Barrrrthday Beau!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmUqGBa3MX98WjSCc7WynBiOE4lTwNWK1GXmVm53rNu2HRcgDoPkDz-FRtRUBgT7xwTzspjH1kMjcvWfXVH9t3akIAGveXi2rHnAlmVYYNib1AVoYlb78R4xHGtl30QTua4NKFSjo3nw/s1600-h/blog52.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmUqGBa3MX98WjSCc7WynBiOE4lTwNWK1GXmVm53rNu2HRcgDoPkDz-FRtRUBgT7xwTzspjH1kMjcvWfXVH9t3akIAGveXi2rHnAlmVYYNib1AVoYlb78R4xHGtl30QTua4NKFSjo3nw/s400/blog52.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355964339087234626" /></a><br /><br />Ever since I went to girls camp last summer, Beau has been obsessed with pirates. His third birthday was on June 21st so it seemed fitting to have a pirate birthday party. It was all he could and can talk about still. I can't believe my baby is three! It is amazing how different all three of my boys are. Beau is hilarious! He has a great sense of humor at such a young age. Colby and I are always cracking up with him. Beau does a good job of keeping up with Reed and Blue. He wants to play what they are playing and say what they are saying- which makes me sad because he is growing up too fast!<br /> <br />We had cake with just Reed and Blue on his actual birthday since the party was a couple of days later. He got the crazy teeth at Peter Piper the night before. Reed had a "great idea" of going to peter piper for Beau's birthday as a family. Reed is always wanting to go to peter piper, this time it happened to be for a legitimate reason.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxlii-9HSQw_YVgdux39Jq6IjzrOKtsXw7FoH6Sx9g8Sw1wCetuHyt5VAmS2z-msPAIMTfekV5G5NsNFsjNzwue6b-RG2VhtG9GhiFkoTL5n5xnO7P_jVDRR3kldJ3mfycmBrXImQRmxU/s1600-h/blog50.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxlii-9HSQw_YVgdux39Jq6IjzrOKtsXw7FoH6Sx9g8Sw1wCetuHyt5VAmS2z-msPAIMTfekV5G5NsNFsjNzwue6b-RG2VhtG9GhiFkoTL5n5xnO7P_jVDRR3kldJ3mfycmBrXImQRmxU/s400/blog50.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355962896765605042" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY51KkIi_eFw07qRHLIQdYNBtBcDl2NRPcnU5BgkaAgh-PzjChKkLeyJU2WAso9FjSRGat5HusLgqw7_In8ljgcXVmdpUDG_hjdy2Te02ivU33Yw-DPyS7TLOkM2CXP9htm9fY5j9u-zs/s1600-h/blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY51KkIi_eFw07qRHLIQdYNBtBcDl2NRPcnU5BgkaAgh-PzjChKkLeyJU2WAso9FjSRGat5HusLgqw7_In8ljgcXVmdpUDG_hjdy2Te02ivU33Yw-DPyS7TLOkM2CXP9htm9fY5j9u-zs/s400/blog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355964342129455922" /></a><br />A little spit to help blow out the candle.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJgA2JD-OL3yAzrPE3MNv9CMK0jBWQaeebS7VMj7xERXk-fGcnn9UIFDv_jo4VSUnSK2TAiIF_Yd_JfTGtwGTURXkKYzvqTjb80CTNaa0WXdUgjB3m4MvxRd9NGGonF_IJ0fIc3de3Fg/s1600-h/blog54.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJgA2JD-OL3yAzrPE3MNv9CMK0jBWQaeebS7VMj7xERXk-fGcnn9UIFDv_jo4VSUnSK2TAiIF_Yd_JfTGtwGTURXkKYzvqTjb80CTNaa0WXdUgjB3m4MvxRd9NGGonF_IJ0fIc3de3Fg/s400/blog54.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355964346176487986" /></a><br /><br />What a bunch of scalliwags!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTZp6eTenqDYI28jd-8rpt7BLEO7Rq6pPoNdli0BlAaIiKo3TLpl8O2b8M1iI-RKqOdttSyIXKiQh1DeYG_p8N5ghO-ofJjOPNV4ZqzBp2LW8F-rHDfnJB0zqq0U7Rd-e8hMaoxCwXtY/s1600-h/59.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTZp6eTenqDYI28jd-8rpt7BLEO7Rq6pPoNdli0BlAaIiKo3TLpl8O2b8M1iI-RKqOdttSyIXKiQh1DeYG_p8N5ghO-ofJjOPNV4ZqzBp2LW8F-rHDfnJB0zqq0U7Rd-e8hMaoxCwXtY/s400/59.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355962881188964610" /></a><br />They dug for buried treasure and put it all in their little booty bags.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8EjgOIR2cC90fDYTd-EIRPqrxNjf46JulDCExg5BMfuyBufESlz5aICzjYZNbfPprsw1cRrHwa9tu6pzjuqT11FlujK6qdg4Mti5Vo6kGj9-jDEPEF8njdtgsDjFhxDrgaOaevR0wXg/s1600-h/62.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8EjgOIR2cC90fDYTd-EIRPqrxNjf46JulDCExg5BMfuyBufESlz5aICzjYZNbfPprsw1cRrHwa9tu6pzjuqT11FlujK6qdg4Mti5Vo6kGj9-jDEPEF8njdtgsDjFhxDrgaOaevR0wXg/s400/62.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355962879697971010" /></a><br />Josie wore the appropriate attire for the occasion. Too cute!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvMlrzlgfXZSPOcDq-4v_YIaeICSJCDf4Q6nv0gfWJKAFq04DgiOvg4eh8Nj2UywxSkHPweCzHLlZgABFY2zL_sZPw1QIu-BaQDuEqJEaDVWsoMQKTblXKdsFL8Jq8ZFj4_wxyLbrH64/s1600-h/69.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvMlrzlgfXZSPOcDq-4v_YIaeICSJCDf4Q6nv0gfWJKAFq04DgiOvg4eh8Nj2UywxSkHPweCzHLlZgABFY2zL_sZPw1QIu-BaQDuEqJEaDVWsoMQKTblXKdsFL8Jq8ZFj4_wxyLbrH64/s400/69.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355962873304291602" /></a><br />The cupcakes were scrumptious, and the frosting to die for. I will post the recipes later, if I remember:)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM75PBXiZANw5ZBfFTvcUOxkWf_JkyUAhRH6RE89L7qfJpOOD7FeeUGqbx1_pqApUDNNqIAdiiCepaUIApz-nVMAjCPBtxIjg20W8acAVy2OyOYmJuxkykLRKmT1rMRkbY8C_wW95J_pE/s1600-h/73.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM75PBXiZANw5ZBfFTvcUOxkWf_JkyUAhRH6RE89L7qfJpOOD7FeeUGqbx1_pqApUDNNqIAdiiCepaUIApz-nVMAjCPBtxIjg20W8acAVy2OyOYmJuxkykLRKmT1rMRkbY8C_wW95J_pE/s400/73.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355961921793805890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBWV9lOBwtd53Ehkb-h3U2ZpznNRG2zGsKTAOL-mjKbCShiGNEt-0i6K08XwpRE8LWRim39xdYjK23D5LGFemuOac9pixPjpeZaXSzpdOIuOO_qrVs_JQ5pQ7No10bE9-rhXBXft_Qxw/s1600-h/71.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBWV9lOBwtd53Ehkb-h3U2ZpznNRG2zGsKTAOL-mjKbCShiGNEt-0i6K08XwpRE8LWRim39xdYjK23D5LGFemuOac9pixPjpeZaXSzpdOIuOO_qrVs_JQ5pQ7No10bE9-rhXBXft_Qxw/s400/71.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355961916100132578" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwM1VQ9OCxLmF0qXVKuMRisxzopJxfhMsErwM7eDbmQzU1PWBxTd0Dl-P1bVcYUWW0iuglkaaejNtm9jZE334y0_lboWoqSuRwP319SUrZy2NGxWw0fm0j5P1AioOAYsaGel_bAN2_PQ/s1600-h/blog77.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwM1VQ9OCxLmF0qXVKuMRisxzopJxfhMsErwM7eDbmQzU1PWBxTd0Dl-P1bVcYUWW0iuglkaaejNtm9jZE334y0_lboWoqSuRwP319SUrZy2NGxWw0fm0j5P1AioOAYsaGel_bAN2_PQ/s400/blog77.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355961908248239506" /></a>wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14054313405640514440noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802599241186596813.post-45264315108076527422009-07-07T21:38:00.000-07:002009-07-07T22:28:53.115-07:00HMA ReunionOver the Fourth of July, the Howard Marshall Arnett reunion was held in Orem, UT. Heidi and I had this great idea of caravaning up for this big event. Ya, not so great idea. At least 10 potty stops(could have been more, I just stopped counting) and 15 hours later, our group of 4 adults and 11 kids finally made it to Orem. While the drive was the pits, the reunion was great! The kids had a great time experiencing life in Blythe(where grandpa and grandma arnett lived for many years) and I am so sad I forgot my camera for this. But if you check <a href="http://overreactorsanonymous.blogspot.com">Lindsay's blog</a> you can see what amazing talent Aunt Candy has with cardboard(it is a talent and possibly a fettish). The So you think you can dance contest was a hit with everyone. Anytime you can watch break dancing, Thriller, syncronized swimming, a bit of the Lawrence Welk show, and modern/interpretive dancing with a man in a leotard you know you are in for a good time! And,finally, what could be more all american than a backyard bbq on the fourth of July? Warning: a lot of pictures ahead...<br /><br />We stopped for lunch in kanab at a park, and of course, it started to rain once we all got settled on our blankets in the grass. We sought refuge under a ramada at the school.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKCH4gEXwkcp5CR85THQedXedrGxMRQqtVX4cDuFQOhseMebwBxD1aQh5zZ8CqmwJDt5kqBAXxSzpSZc_HjPqoGzTYToxs_q2BtLlgkqJAY3fxe8Jx_Q8ujMkEXg_72XsfsEKjxy3KPw/s1600-h/blog1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKCH4gEXwkcp5CR85THQedXedrGxMRQqtVX4cDuFQOhseMebwBxD1aQh5zZ8CqmwJDt5kqBAXxSzpSZc_HjPqoGzTYToxs_q2BtLlgkqJAY3fxe8Jx_Q8ujMkEXg_72XsfsEKjxy3KPw/s400/blog1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355949831107262114" /></a><br /><br />H.B. has this amazing backyard that was perfect for all of us Arizonans to hang out at. Thanks for letting all of us crash at your place!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLDOUzH3DAEA3rbkreReCCx5XcVdnzHcWwAK7ZGB-fxJPgTCqWbj1Wbxc9aJ2bFFhR2z4BQ5ZP9ljLOV3mFrxqdsLFQRZMRCoPeTvOr6faLEz8odR0TyO_It0_8U4bZhvReL_yZEP9vs/s1600-h/blog3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLDOUzH3DAEA3rbkreReCCx5XcVdnzHcWwAK7ZGB-fxJPgTCqWbj1Wbxc9aJ2bFFhR2z4BQ5ZP9ljLOV3mFrxqdsLFQRZMRCoPeTvOr6faLEz8odR0TyO_It0_8U4bZhvReL_yZEP9vs/s400/blog3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355949554518335234" /></a><br />My boys took advantage of the sprinklers. Blue may look like he is wearing pants, but they are shorts and are about to fall off. And Beau may look like he isn't wearing any pants at all- well, he's not.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcwZte3UsAqqKPyHpAju7UCpCsNz4Dh2SDVWB0ocArnWARtbUKyisIRa8amUCpInqJQtgSYrFSShSbiYuUvbhIDNyWW7c3aDtljtA9xaiuZ1rtM5_9ehd7NNTbvXrKHEgtzLwq3g7Ots/s1600-h/blog10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcwZte3UsAqqKPyHpAju7UCpCsNz4Dh2SDVWB0ocArnWARtbUKyisIRa8amUCpInqJQtgSYrFSShSbiYuUvbhIDNyWW7c3aDtljtA9xaiuZ1rtM5_9ehd7NNTbvXrKHEgtzLwq3g7Ots/s400/blog10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355949547511622002" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQJajGzVt8fMR_xPKBxF2TM92EFvQl5zfgWCDxJKo3lkciO3rTcPOrk_zgrJFfZMyKXnT_Mm-AFIOXsLiuxuwRVIQIWZXZRUUxD7e84shmj0z5_SfXGP0Us9WtyNC2vPE2mg6Ojd1Iyk/s1600-h/blog17.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQJajGzVt8fMR_xPKBxF2TM92EFvQl5zfgWCDxJKo3lkciO3rTcPOrk_zgrJFfZMyKXnT_Mm-AFIOXsLiuxuwRVIQIWZXZRUUxD7e84shmj0z5_SfXGP0Us9WtyNC2vPE2mg6Ojd1Iyk/s400/blog17.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355949534149219922" /></a><br /><br />The HB Arnett family kicked off the dance contest with a little bit of break dancin'. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjkWdnMiZ4htvnvk9Ssm8JI9DYoHlVI9tJlV7scbYHWlM4HFE_uaOGKO7cufmWrBcVhXtL2kTe4jz2MeOePYuGL-Rx1VbrVdQLr1AU_cnfFRjNBE1sZtBVTHo4xPLBd5U38V8YuM86Zs/s1600-h/blog23.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjkWdnMiZ4htvnvk9Ssm8JI9DYoHlVI9tJlV7scbYHWlM4HFE_uaOGKO7cufmWrBcVhXtL2kTe4jz2MeOePYuGL-Rx1VbrVdQLr1AU_cnfFRjNBE1sZtBVTHo4xPLBd5U38V8YuM86Zs/s400/blog23.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355954773395911378" /></a><br />Avery wasn't shy about performing in the SYTYCD show. The only problem was that none of the music was up to her standards. She just kept shaking her head no when a song was turned on.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpt-mniZRJxkTvPu79ChcNZ85IJH1y9LGh9bAE8KXbLgqe56UOweKIsYuIp7qOvBbkqBEmyaa7SnuyJu8Pu4DuT8eCPFdhIfjttrWOSBMjHX7avtNnBhArLg-9p0vLRcOuq87bHsRNb4/s1600-h/blog31.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpt-mniZRJxkTvPu79ChcNZ85IJH1y9LGh9bAE8KXbLgqe56UOweKIsYuIp7qOvBbkqBEmyaa7SnuyJu8Pu4DuT8eCPFdhIfjttrWOSBMjHX7avtNnBhArLg-9p0vLRcOuq87bHsRNb4/s400/blog31.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355948397732368930" /></a><br /><br />Thriller, what more can I say?!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmlVyc7HocMR57EnY5lcW3XwighxlCMSlWBjJxDpEMDPVm1dc434Oxsgt2sVx9YPjTprxXegtgeRCL0fS1zxsL_roxUyeQDGD0Hyo3ZWUoAEr-dbd8YqTH5A4yHZIIHNCw2R52RLbtZEA/s1600-h/blog44.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmlVyc7HocMR57EnY5lcW3XwighxlCMSlWBjJxDpEMDPVm1dc434Oxsgt2sVx9YPjTprxXegtgeRCL0fS1zxsL_roxUyeQDGD0Hyo3ZWUoAEr-dbd8YqTH5A4yHZIIHNCw2R52RLbtZEA/s400/blog44.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355948386319051314" /></a><br /><br />Saturday Night Live style of the Lawrence Welk show.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMSuduoFj_iAQGXY-NKwTWXiW1Zf5wAgvDyJovFbh-9SDXm-UNblOPnA0JGr13OsbeVOy2KHAJtH6EEYF5HVBAaMc4__wO12ba0qYuWpA1oGWneJWYnczWSnWU0B_aTYAegdp4KwnnD4/s1600-h/blog48.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMSuduoFj_iAQGXY-NKwTWXiW1Zf5wAgvDyJovFbh-9SDXm-UNblOPnA0JGr13OsbeVOy2KHAJtH6EEYF5HVBAaMc4__wO12ba0qYuWpA1oGWneJWYnczWSnWU0B_aTYAegdp4KwnnD4/s400/blog48.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355948383436557426" /></a><br /><br />Probably the best synchronized swimming ever, look for them to go on tour!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGt3FAhkqkphy7bJ20bkQPehA3D8iYDwW3EzaCVdPPcriueCYwSU5l8AuYR2NwPs-vJYZxMJQJS1QYpXvf6FLS18EaTnTEAfmVUO0tr4R4RGNmSPGgcn2z03LBiP5sA7DXM93RyimX74/s1600-h/blog49.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGt3FAhkqkphy7bJ20bkQPehA3D8iYDwW3EzaCVdPPcriueCYwSU5l8AuYR2NwPs-vJYZxMJQJS1QYpXvf6FLS18EaTnTEAfmVUO0tr4R4RGNmSPGgcn2z03LBiP5sA7DXM93RyimX74/s400/blog49.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355947462194667426" /></a><br /><br />Reed and Trey found out that you get a prize if you participate, so they decided to sing a song for us.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rMObA3lAX3fKdeh3HHPWZ5K-4X3IZXVYkFRQOGuYKGp6XwQaMCACLJ9NPGUko1Uji3v4tVvYFytOvSl69pMf808aNSo8SRXZbkJTKOtFVdS2kCCgcBRiAEAB3CzT2GbtTxbgwwAQWow/s1600-h/blog60.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rMObA3lAX3fKdeh3HHPWZ5K-4X3IZXVYkFRQOGuYKGp6XwQaMCACLJ9NPGUko1Uji3v4tVvYFytOvSl69pMf808aNSo8SRXZbkJTKOtFVdS2kCCgcBRiAEAB3CzT2GbtTxbgwwAQWow/s400/blog60.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355947454814625890" /></a><br /><br />A high caliber modern/interpretive dance by the Walker family. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7PaODVdOvWn7buRS9HZGGWfkRRXEshayI51uL6ABqwQ39QEcwORnSCRFugtAwTMN3Eym3_umSEAro8r5xiWZihyphenhyphen4KRrAkXOWtMqEqVegIcrJkIfbYE9sRk_BfOcHQztyClMOP7d-RTqM/s1600-h/blog67.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7PaODVdOvWn7buRS9HZGGWfkRRXEshayI51uL6ABqwQ39QEcwORnSCRFugtAwTMN3Eym3_umSEAro8r5xiWZihyphenhyphen4KRrAkXOWtMqEqVegIcrJkIfbYE9sRk_BfOcHQztyClMOP7d-RTqM/s400/blog67.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355947447680911778" /></a><br /><br />Anytime there is a man in a leotard, expect it to be entertaining! Way to go Brig!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQrHtUz9HWh0o9PoR98cc9Jj0aGvIGOUIubN3Y09XpUourSfRmISA3-CuREdJ9ibUlNpQ-hk3UIYJkrb3IZMGi95fl_QA7YFbX7QW_yHIu54K6yZu5K08Am2TumpVGZcgkHpDG7_cfEg/s1600-h/blog70.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQrHtUz9HWh0o9PoR98cc9Jj0aGvIGOUIubN3Y09XpUourSfRmISA3-CuREdJ9ibUlNpQ-hk3UIYJkrb3IZMGi95fl_QA7YFbX7QW_yHIu54K6yZu5K08Am2TumpVGZcgkHpDG7_cfEg/s400/blog70.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355946707457614402" /></a><br /><br />The real reason for our celebration this past weekend. Focus on the flag, not the sonic cup:)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZapIkNwsvjebZJTfbBmjHhyk5kzYHqgQ7jq3TkXuyGKAFmG9hNz19ekzB2skrDL-o24bJ4tJA4Y1POD47OZvxlZTUTLTc6e3nRhOzOXCDca940SMFAM_SsmXuQsfr8GjDuemBS9oKhyQ/s1600-h/blog77.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZapIkNwsvjebZJTfbBmjHhyk5kzYHqgQ7jq3TkXuyGKAFmG9hNz19ekzB2skrDL-o24bJ4tJA4Y1POD47OZvxlZTUTLTc6e3nRhOzOXCDca940SMFAM_SsmXuQsfr8GjDuemBS9oKhyQ/s400/blog77.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355946697850038162" /></a><br /><br />Good food the entire weekend, as evident on Paige's face. Thank you Candy for all your planning and hard work that brought us all together this weekend!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRt0us_gOcKDZeZ17oxYHXgmDsshf-fxdD7VqECI37WsxwUhGneYDG8oQUR1zmdGi2OCvmP0EPjpzOrBNeUw6aMEo2NJCeAISTCTTwwY-Uh7zBDgZTA51uojQZn20kmJGfgkc9hH1D48A/s1600-h/blog83.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRt0us_gOcKDZeZ17oxYHXgmDsshf-fxdD7VqECI37WsxwUhGneYDG8oQUR1zmdGi2OCvmP0EPjpzOrBNeUw6aMEo2NJCeAISTCTTwwY-Uh7zBDgZTA51uojQZn20kmJGfgkc9hH1D48A/s400/blog83.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355946694486554850" /></a>wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14054313405640514440noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802599241186596813.post-91564246118142440552009-04-14T18:42:00.000-07:002009-04-14T19:08:23.075-07:00easter egg hunt @ grammy'sThis was done on the spur of the moment, like most get togethers are in the Arnett family. The kids had a great time, they don't know the difference if you've been planning an activity for weeks or if it was thrown together just hours before.<br />The kids had to hold hands as we walked to the grassy area near Grammy's house for the egg hunt.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UoKpqdrl7Qqlz7SuDGXa1HI3BeY7qMHCGlne74dkujC9p5RoHHTMjpubS90COCnlbTOc5-7ejacQsZTiyv1VlObmuBerkbICzKwvVyChpjtKjp7qvr8N_KlgZWKAW-ln6Vj88u2CYKE/s1600-h/cc-13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UoKpqdrl7Qqlz7SuDGXa1HI3BeY7qMHCGlne74dkujC9p5RoHHTMjpubS90COCnlbTOc5-7ejacQsZTiyv1VlObmuBerkbICzKwvVyChpjtKjp7qvr8N_KlgZWKAW-ln6Vj88u2CYKE/s400/cc-13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324729212872756834" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIiDCR5vN3vyVbs_ZvyI-mI4_wV-5-aeAvaFQ2Y2Q5c8-kmBFAM5zxcXPND2UzRNEEUvEpt70WwH5zpilciBW4w6oQGefF5kuP-Jr78vBJhHAhyK8tWSAyuHcyqtoxg7e1nqUVcZ_h4Q/s1600-h/cc-16.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIiDCR5vN3vyVbs_ZvyI-mI4_wV-5-aeAvaFQ2Y2Q5c8-kmBFAM5zxcXPND2UzRNEEUvEpt70WwH5zpilciBW4w6oQGefF5kuP-Jr78vBJhHAhyK8tWSAyuHcyqtoxg7e1nqUVcZ_h4Q/s400/cc-16.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324729218047257410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittAR1U44XKOwl8QLLkT7z213On8h_Nmnds413nEPK2YVbfy6lTPe47aum9BDD_qvahpUcVW62hHVHPB1T6bPjjzLuGc5h3WIEPiDZJy5cdaaqO-bDhl33yyEb1hTyd4rdT0pd7Jo0AqA/s1600-h/cc-17.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittAR1U44XKOwl8QLLkT7z213On8h_Nmnds413nEPK2YVbfy6lTPe47aum9BDD_qvahpUcVW62hHVHPB1T6bPjjzLuGc5h3WIEPiDZJy5cdaaqO-bDhl33yyEb1hTyd4rdT0pd7Jo0AqA/s400/cc-17.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324730463138771122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEictxCIKnj69NM3GJcCgDnT8mKoqkqm_BPfSGl7NuAgarkncsFOODY_MEFeICnDHbpiQr7FputZMJf0EVyMNbJpXPZBnIPcBaEHRSgus-uQi0CReTuvnWVkIFtU80e4XLhjOcT4IfxrsEM/s1600-h/cc-18.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEictxCIKnj69NM3GJcCgDnT8mKoqkqm_BPfSGl7NuAgarkncsFOODY_MEFeICnDHbpiQr7FputZMJf0EVyMNbJpXPZBnIPcBaEHRSgus-uQi0CReTuvnWVkIFtU80e4XLhjOcT4IfxrsEM/s400/cc-18.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_532473045995024795h4" /></a><br />As we got closer they all got a little excited and picked up the pace.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHds-LGdDlJaTFwIh2sh8f1MTNjTzz8qnEkvmOm-TQ3LNrQf4Y09zyzLnCom3tZ5exBanHhDew4Umec1DGdNMcfJGF4iL_rnIhONj52ygkDHI-dgaDSuRcw5sGm1eMQNTJ3_ZZakKCZ8/s1600-h/cc-19.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHds-LGdDlJaTFwIh2sh8f1MTNjTzz8qnEkvmOm-TQ3LNrQf4Y09zyzLnCom3tZ5exBanHhDew4Umec1DGdNMcfJGF4iL_rnIhONj52ygkDHI-dgaDSuRcw5sGm1eMQNTJ3_ZZakKCZ8/s400/cc-19.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324733324243409890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MG-2FYzWTGWMG_6thr1dH5NgdArCeUsJ83hI4pjDaLFnLZCvPy0dGoZ0TV4oPHUmVP5YmnGFuHr7a5Wj5HMVG_cQWTIDGXwULS6ixoMigczLeVzze_GItDS7r29ucQ7iVu8LckSIItU/s1600-h/cc-27.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MG-2FYzWTGWMG_6thr1dH5NgdArCeUsJ83hI4pjDaLFnLZCvPy0dGoZ0TV4oPHUmVP5YmnGFuHr7a5Wj5HMVG_cQWTIDGXwULS6ixoMigczLeVzze_GItDS7r29ucQ7iVu8LckSIItU/s400/cc-27.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324732627937499890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEa3eqpod4a5ouLHXpHpIXD9VgPWxJm1iMWSIHqRYhyseoXECVybqnPwoCpPW7JhhAmffdkeyx-s3kE6pCkqKHXFxqe982dkv55RQlVRI4zqwdTw0QI3h0Z-SZItspj_24pNFxdOHMzc/s1600-h/cc-25.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEa3eqpod4a5ouLHXpHpIXD9VgPWxJm1iMWSIHqRYhyseoXECVybqnPwoCpPW7JhhAmffdkeyx-s3kE6pCkqKHXFxqe982dkv55RQlVRI4zqwdTw0QI3h0Z-SZItspj_24pNFxdOHMzc/s400/cc-25.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324732623740548850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrsbbUIW7AwqHPBLDJOlnDv4JRJ3SWNWWUpaUgskw9VU4a79JtN8TZoP2ZEsTIXfquqgLsG4ShfAmlZOxi9RdXH-LL4OCLutbdJOt-DO8IkvuBczmpDTq7cH78FytU8AKnhOTjPB8z-g/s1600-h/cc-21.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrsbbUIW7AwqHPBLDJOlnDv4JRJ3SWNWWUpaUgskw9VU4a79JtN8TZoP2ZEsTIXfquqgLsG4ShfAmlZOxi9RdXH-LL4OCLutbdJOt-DO8IkvuBczmpDTq7cH78FytU8AKnhOTjPB8z-g/s400/cc-21.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324731622853340370" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitweZJoN9fwnnsoW_-IOlf-JeQcdm2msV9ux_DUb6fIAIuggM2qTQsfzjeoSOozlyMYw6E1WxYMcVl36Ymhjo8IbKHXcJvGjWpyxcJq_0AFr-XIiGwEEkNi8dvLpsjfiMVRVx5LUYHbuk/s1600-h/cc-20.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitweZJoN9fwnnsoW_-IOlf-JeQcdm2msV9ux_DUb6fIAIuggM2qTQsfzjeoSOozlyMYw6E1WxYMcVl36Ymhjo8IbKHXcJvGjWpyxcJq_0AFr-XIiGwEEkNi8dvLpsjfiMVRVx5LUYHbuk/s400/cc-20.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324731622182102626" /></a><br />All the kids examined their loot except Aiden. He was so funny, I would hand him an egg to put in his basket and by the time I handed him another one he had thrown OUT the egg I had just given him. It wasn't until he realized that they had candy in them was he willing to find them.wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14054313405640514440noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802599241186596813.post-78683879099980340142009-04-12T22:22:00.000-07:002009-04-12T22:58:14.045-07:00hit the ground runningSo the first week we were in our new/old house we decided to postpone unpacking and have a little fun not to mention have some work done on the kitchen. Channy and her kids came and stayed with us for their spring break. We went to the Pima Air Museum, the Pinal County Fair, and Grammy's Easter Egg Hunt- just to name a few of the things we did. My boys loved having Trey around to play with.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrVPo3S4BBjDjcnS-tzndrzHcUlH9w9oCZKwRf6OvDOqtMekWgO_WXyNmFbEFTMBsqBqu44rfAMxOQKPHNS6Vyi4U5NK2NjiTORWxPNkyRGHeLAb_kczsD22_FFCucc49snS3RHHgQWVs/s1600-h/cc-8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrVPo3S4BBjDjcnS-tzndrzHcUlH9w9oCZKwRf6OvDOqtMekWgO_WXyNmFbEFTMBsqBqu44rfAMxOQKPHNS6Vyi4U5NK2NjiTORWxPNkyRGHeLAb_kczsD22_FFCucc49snS3RHHgQWVs/s400/cc-8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324044314635689010" /></a><br />Haven't we all wanted to feed our younger brother to a shark at one point in our lives?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLQp7quVZFDcFwAl4WS_mjVcncjn8oZ5NquAw1J7vwclJIq60ukbq8qGEFK66zi8f7-XXNh9C80nHXlSzmj52io9waPl1IzZFLXaWTBMI89quAYJnXeZ7Z_Nbv73DdmAZvIvXo3txEU0/s1600-h/cc-7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLQp7quVZFDcFwAl4WS_mjVcncjn8oZ5NquAw1J7vwclJIq60ukbq8qGEFK66zi8f7-XXNh9C80nHXlSzmj52io9waPl1IzZFLXaWTBMI89quAYJnXeZ7Z_Nbv73DdmAZvIvXo3txEU0/s400/cc-7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324044310591800898" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABpS__qlv6r5fAjiocwOdirPcERb3KYTu9UY4U3KH20JaKZOP6te5MS7j2pK56zRN0hCMzIpSICL01nLWDt-M9Dro58Mq3qXH7kYJldu9yyOPHjrKa98qrm3xtbnrjIq3bvDT8MlWZgw/s1600-h/cc-6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABpS__qlv6r5fAjiocwOdirPcERb3KYTu9UY4U3KH20JaKZOP6te5MS7j2pK56zRN0hCMzIpSICL01nLWDt-M9Dro58Mq3qXH7kYJldu9yyOPHjrKa98qrm3xtbnrjIq3bvDT8MlWZgw/s400/cc-6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324043611225373394" /></a><br />Beau loved it- wide open spaces where he could run and never stop. He wasn't too happy when I would have to chase him down and get him to join us. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOR0yW4kDoi1o7U6WiHpiyTfskoGS_dyRTt6H6peEYX8UAHGBJwria756JZisIDR0flHl3G2Z1fhIaNjBCUKMu8DuZOGtJB6FQwRQ0KULr6rsp5PGVMO7IypvKldHmB5E_N2g52Y_QWo/s1600-h/cc-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOR0yW4kDoi1o7U6WiHpiyTfskoGS_dyRTt6H6peEYX8UAHGBJwria756JZisIDR0flHl3G2Z1fhIaNjBCUKMu8DuZOGtJB6FQwRQ0KULr6rsp5PGVMO7IypvKldHmB5E_N2g52Y_QWo/s400/cc-4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324043603889342834" /></a><br /><br />Now on to the county fair. It was perfect! The weather was great, no crowds or creepy people and good company. Chea and her girls, Heidi and her kids, AJ and Brittney and their kids, Channy's kids, and Jackie and Mom and Dad all came along for some good times.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivGonA28gP0v6o8SNMU8BfdYxGOc_dBVTJTIhdTusdxMkN4nl9ITcNOH9QSKXJske4xtetIN_YpulWbirzNS_h9CzcXq43ovejmypNZR7ZA3TsPa_UTNbDERrGnhwUZz7OwN6W7CikaaQ/s1600-h/cc-35.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivGonA28gP0v6o8SNMU8BfdYxGOc_dBVTJTIhdTusdxMkN4nl9ITcNOH9QSKXJske4xtetIN_YpulWbirzNS_h9CzcXq43ovejmypNZR7ZA3TsPa_UTNbDERrGnhwUZz7OwN6W7CikaaQ/s400/cc-35.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324046834932008754" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nRkts3bvdkdnCSiQq16E_Nqhk-f_P8WLfPj4-OI0mFYmRw3lNfd98eYzyIzE9Ksvcl2ZfSZF3VK9yw3OiIUpeLkeeoHFC5EcE6qDwNDbDIg9mpcS-gHa0WWHXolU6gRjOtZodIzQkuE/s1600-h/cc-37.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nRkts3bvdkdnCSiQq16E_Nqhk-f_P8WLfPj4-OI0mFYmRw3lNfd98eYzyIzE9Ksvcl2ZfSZF3VK9yw3OiIUpeLkeeoHFC5EcE6qDwNDbDIg9mpcS-gHa0WWHXolU6gRjOtZodIzQkuE/s400/cc-37.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324046831467512834" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk22Dd9bL7Jiw4JSa8MXhjhgbozxTrRm6VcnCyyw76pflMpkRGbG6BO-NO0iHdQuSlOre2R5PikljntA70eSkuxRFueLIHfc4Pu3M18u9cjym0BBwYDbG32vs9_RKHkyzv8i6ZeKSL5GE/s1600-h/cc-34.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk22Dd9bL7Jiw4JSa8MXhjhgbozxTrRm6VcnCyyw76pflMpkRGbG6BO-NO0iHdQuSlOre2R5PikljntA70eSkuxRFueLIHfc4Pu3M18u9cjym0BBwYDbG32vs9_RKHkyzv8i6ZeKSL5GE/s400/cc-34.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324045858652234930" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ET0gIPgAjYonOgBCzLXGSOABFTjuEyWIVFX8m6sN2pai22N8tmIDquXT1dFjElo4OgBstBgP5oW8JCXnPLTxouFYjWddX5lR49uPF_5pOaK8csqxglbpo__DfUsSV3HK8Rz2P5aKqNQ/s1600-h/cc-30.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ET0gIPgAjYonOgBCzLXGSOABFTjuEyWIVFX8m6sN2pai22N8tmIDquXT1dFjElo4OgBstBgP5oW8JCXnPLTxouFYjWddX5lR49uPF_5pOaK8csqxglbpo__DfUsSV3HK8Rz2P5aKqNQ/s400/cc-30.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324045852593138946" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BFaeKkRb0zS5c6fET_puvSF-wGpwdFqegex-tooktZm-5Qxm04BIx8-EtzXE_Ej6EvzRbfHWlaSKYjMYkRy_UqtW1XZbNk6CV7CG2u2GE3vGZVFUUW7j8MDu_9VYDPxGipbhta9cDuU/s1600-h/cc-40.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BFaeKkRb0zS5c6fET_puvSF-wGpwdFqegex-tooktZm-5Qxm04BIx8-EtzXE_Ej6EvzRbfHWlaSKYjMYkRy_UqtW1XZbNk6CV7CG2u2GE3vGZVFUUW7j8MDu_9VYDPxGipbhta9cDuU/s400/cc-40.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324047883354085986" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhne1tFgwt-MG1iYYpHhyphenhyphenWmsYexdeTlwkqY_W7UrO5QrJFAhzGkpG9RxgOZT1pJD1K2mC07GrqbN_IRDCN685Yy8XXcNm0nk2JQFa-xHy4pby_D1otSP3mNMNyM16TGomTDfcTH07OjCAA/s1600-h/cc-43.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhne1tFgwt-MG1iYYpHhyphenhyphenWmsYexdeTlwkqY_W7UrO5QrJFAhzGkpG9RxgOZT1pJD1K2mC07GrqbN_IRDCN685Yy8XXcNm0nk2JQFa-xHy4pby_D1otSP3mNMNyM16TGomTDfcTH07OjCAA/s400/cc-43.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324047876958564386" /></a><br />This ride was so funny because for the first swing of the boat Beau was smiling but that was the last smile he gave the rest of the ride. Tana had to hang on tight to him because he kept trying to stand up and get off. Apparently it didn't scar Beau too much though because he just kept riding all the other rides. I only took a few pictures and they were only of the little kids. Chea, on the other hand, took pics of the big kids. Maybe she will find some time to post those. Rumor is that Ty threw up on a ride which in turn made Tana throw up. I'm sure those are the pics everyone is dying to see. Okay, maybe not. But it is kind of a funny story... as long as you weren't on the ride with them.<br />You know you're getting old when carnival rides are no longer fun for you. Heidi and I had a brilliant idea of joining the teenagers on one of the rides- the one that you go around in a vertical cirle really fast and lots of times. Well, I thought Heidi was going to pass out and I walked away with a major headache. Ya, not so fun. And very disappointing to discover that I'm old!<br />The afternoon ended not so perfect but not surprisingly. Beau didn't want to leave the rides and was long overdue for a nap. So I was carrying/dragging him. Then Blue didn't win the stuffed animal he wanted at the dart throwing game; so he was crying/sobbing. I probably looked slightly frazzled and I'm sure I thought about never going to another fair again. But I'm over it now and I'm pretty sure we will go again next year.wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14054313405640514440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802599241186596813.post-34447921314740458032009-03-31T21:55:00.000-07:002009-03-31T22:45:28.224-07:00jedi training<div align="center">To confirm the rumor that we are living in Queen Creek now, let me just say WE'RE BA-ACK. We moved last week. What a whirlwind that was for us!</div><div align="center">But before I give all the boring details of moving, let's discuss the jedi training held at our house in Flag for Blue's fifth birthday. We started off by making our own droids.<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319584088199546066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNGwBt8sFHp_i08bIjnUmaOiJ_Wi9HOM4-pUt72fAal-rxNCw3ke4OXy93ypu-HS5CY9Ze1d9Y0PyOI-zvinrpiG1SB_RqE757wtTtZSAHYSiTsiHMuj_vOgagPmL1im-T4eQBGD_t8E/s400/cc-4.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center">These were decorated icee cups that were later used to hold their candy from the pinata.<br />Next we trained with light sabers(water noodles). The kids absolutely loved this! They could hit each other and I didn't have to worry about anyone getting hurt because the water noodles were soft.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tTOpvkCwfXdkcaVjLosyX5UbI4Cq5Ez9wdOscf1Hue8sXkhg5edNbJcjgLlrlaClCUpXDc0ZPEOCeyHa03RaNrnQLbwYsOPrZfsm0hyphenhyphenYQqfGfTBuWzYUupQbTwBtboTdphrezLT3yx4/s1600-h/cc-14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tTOpvkCwfXdkcaVjLosyX5UbI4Cq5Ez9wdOscf1Hue8sXkhg5edNbJcjgLlrlaClCUpXDc0ZPEOCeyHa03RaNrnQLbwYsOPrZfsm0hyphenhyphenYQqfGfTBuWzYUupQbTwBtboTdphrezLT3yx4/s400/cc-14.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319593583074021074" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggaedN8wd9kyQQVJ0wyYUwKp1MhJ47vp7j9BZi2eR_6qTjRMuIGPuJVmrHk2FmxDz87FKcsofMAEdIOjpzBJZlmRinJA96iUchXkxN5MWhQWb66Y0Io0NkC0wWGp37GFC1LUHOnHa_t3A/s1600-h/cc-7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggaedN8wd9kyQQVJ0wyYUwKp1MhJ47vp7j9BZi2eR_6qTjRMuIGPuJVmrHk2FmxDz87FKcsofMAEdIOjpzBJZlmRinJA96iUchXkxN5MWhQWb66Y0Io0NkC0wWGp37GFC1LUHOnHa_t3A/s400/cc-7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319593576057721282" /></a><br /><br /></p><p align="center">The kids played "yoda says" and then practiced using their light sabers. After all that training we took a break and had cupcakes with yoda sodas. My cupcakes were a huge FLOP but that didn't matter because the kids just wanted to drink their yoda sodas(lime sherbet in 7-up). </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddebcPWT5DtvmTKVy7X6Zalfww66OT-gzweYmjuHsIyAIgyY7g3-S3qVGrk_hPzCwAe2kJ5louOEcCFbHVz2E8ulz8500uTPr3mlQnqG7sNmZEgGc9lfUp3JsT_1iuQorZUVEv2qZODU/s1600-h/cc-12.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319591598575560914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddebcPWT5DtvmTKVy7X6Zalfww66OT-gzweYmjuHsIyAIgyY7g3-S3qVGrk_hPzCwAe2kJ5louOEcCFbHVz2E8ulz8500uTPr3mlQnqG7sNmZEgGc9lfUp3JsT_1iuQorZUVEv2qZODU/s400/cc-12.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qBBzJtGNkr-QVk-QtUuY1uryPoTVFUPl8aUsKzPgc01RVz4VfI9TgTgcjn2rHq7lcicCn7sEOAw83D2tpKUK18udiVH48W2IlZiGj8j3mk0Hk42Uej6hfomyTEjZ00Ucoxdocr69H9U/s1600-h/cc-11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319591591961985106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qBBzJtGNkr-QVk-QtUuY1uryPoTVFUPl8aUsKzPgc01RVz4VfI9TgTgcjn2rHq7lcicCn7sEOAw83D2tpKUK18udiVH48W2IlZiGj8j3mk0Hk42Uej6hfomyTEjZ00Ucoxdocr69H9U/s400/cc-11.jpg" border="0" /></a> I just love how all of the kids are slurpin' away on their sodas. </p><p align="center">We sang happy birthday and Blue jumped the gun and blew out all his candles before we were even done singing. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfd0kUBWKbehAnU3RnVYM8kLiFJB-10FM42OrltNEnKs5rMZlIr5f94vVM97qA2bMdVgz8njzGvwHAYcg3qHMPpBsReDmFsbP7oTUWS-erC-WNkuS1wxyqk1W-KjJ7M3VnkJBK2p4EBA/s1600-h/cc-9.jpg"></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319584698484285522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfd0kUBWKbehAnU3RnVYM8kLiFJB-10FM42OrltNEnKs5rMZlIr5f94vVM97qA2bMdVgz8njzGvwHAYcg3qHMPpBsReDmFsbP7oTUWS-erC-WNkuS1wxyqk1W-KjJ7M3VnkJBK2p4EBA/s400/cc-9.jpg" border="0" /></a>We ended the party by defeating the death star. It was a soccer ball pinata that I had painted all the white spots grey. My boys thought it was a good looking death star. All the kids got a chance to try to crush the death star with a light saber but the light saber just wasn't strong enough so we ended up using a metal bat to finish it off. It was hilarious to watch some of the kids "use the force" when we would tell them to try to find the death star by using the force. They would hold out their hand and start wandering around. <div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3t3xJ-ivm8JsOcSPt7dVTLaZ2ik5vRqIJrUyzP1AP40aveKOrsIzOUmW4W_FDFbcVVRRnavmt7X2ttyPE2sAt9x3GTvtQOaFtO8LflsBTiclqX1o_ns0aSnCCuMtxNzlpNpsrnMq-Ug/s1600-h/cc-15.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319585856739531810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3t3xJ-ivm8JsOcSPt7dVTLaZ2ik5vRqIJrUyzP1AP40aveKOrsIzOUmW4W_FDFbcVVRRnavmt7X2ttyPE2sAt9x3GTvtQOaFtO8LflsBTiclqX1o_ns0aSnCCuMtxNzlpNpsrnMq-Ug/s400/cc-15.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br />I can't believe Blue is five years old! We love his spunk, his big heart, and his million dollar smile; we even love his lisp:)!wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14054313405640514440noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802599241186596813.post-21355086982059794522009-03-08T14:58:00.001-07:002009-03-08T15:12:30.099-07:00toot my own hornLast summer I took some pictures of a baby boy who was born with club feet. At two weeks old, Baby Tanner had full leg casts put on that he wore for approx. three months. Well he is now a poster child(okay maybe not a poster child but he did make it onto a mailer for an upcoming seminar) for Phoenix Childrens Hospital. And guess whose pictures they used? Take a look for yourself right <a href="http://www.phoenixchildrens.com/calendar-of-events/pdfs/Ortho-CME-mailer-6-x-12.pdf">here</a>.wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14054313405640514440noreply@blogger.com7